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In the union budget 2016-17, rural India is in focus, rather the foundation on which the ‘budget of development’ heavily relies to realise the aim of ‘Transforming India’. Rural sector gets Rs 87,765 crore of allocation. The single largenst chunk of this amount, Rs 38,500 crore will go to Mahatma

The Narendra Modi government has set up an inter-ministerial panel to suggest a plan to double farm income in 5 years. PM has been talking of this often and this was a promise made in this year's budget. The panel has been asked to submit its suggestions in 2 months.

An interview with the CEO of Common Service Centres (CSC) Sri Dinesh Kumar Tyagi has been published in HT on 2nd May 2016. In this interview Tyagi talks of how CSC will play a key role in empowerment of rural India. He says that the CSC has been established to improve financial inclusion, digital

The 'Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana', to provide free LPG connections to five crore BPL households was launched in Ballia in UP by PM Narendra Modi. At the launch PM Modi said, 'I decided to provide free connection to BPL women because I know the kind of problems they face while cooking on ovens lit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the scheme to distribute 1000 e-rickshaws in Varanasi. News says that within a year the target is to replace 20,000 traditional rickshaws with 10,000 of e-rickshaws. Proposal is also afoot to book e-rickshaws online to help commuters. 11 e-boats were also

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने रविवार को जमशेदपुर में पंचायती राज दिवस के मौके पर पंचायत प्रतिनिधियों के बीच जेआरडी टाटा स्पोर्ट्स कॉम्प्लेक्स में ग्रामोदय से भारत उदय अभियान की शुरुआत की। पीएम मोदी ने अपने भाषण की शुरुआत पहले आयोजित होते रहे पंचायती राज दिवस का जक्रि छेड़ते हुए की, पीएम मोदी ने कहा

गुरुवार को केंद्रीय मंत्री स्मृति ईरानी ने देश के पहले डिजि‍टल नंदघर (आंगनबाड़ी केंद्र) की शुरुआत आदर्श गांव नागेपुर में की। उन्होंने बताया कि पहली बार गांव की महिलाओं को रोजगार का प्रशिक्षण देकर उनको पैरों पर खड़ा किया जाएगा। गांव के बच्चे डिजिटल तरीके से ऑडियो-वीडियो सिस्टम से पढ़ाई कर सकेंगे। पीएम

While talking about the income of farmers, the PM stated that it is his dream to see farmers double their income by 2022, when the country completes 75 years of independence. The time horizon to reach his dream is very clear in his statement. It is obvious that he is referring to a doubling of

The Prime Minister will launch the e-platform for marketing of agri products on April 14. It will roll out to 200 mandis by September this year The launching of e-platform for marketing of agriculture products is being done with the aim to provide more options to farmers to sell their produce and is

“The money should be released in advance so that work does not get hampered. Nobody is here to criticise the government. The only point being made is delay in payments, which is undeniable and totally unacceptable,” observed a bench led by Justice Madan B Lokur. The court also directed the Centre to

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch "Gramoday Se Bharat Uday" campaign, to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar, on April 14 in Madhya Pradesh. The campaign will conclude on Panchayati Raj Day on April 24, when Modi is expected to address all gram sabhas in the country from

Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das will Wednesday honour sanitation workers across the state on the eve of 125th birth anniversary of Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The sanitation workers will be given Rs 1,000 each as incentives. In all, there are an estimated 23,000 sanitation workers in the state. Das will address a