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Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das has directed that Jharkraft emporiums be opened in all big cities of the country. Besides a big 10000 sq ft showroom will be opened in the HEC area of Ranchi. The Chief Minister has also asked that government departments should procure blankets, towels, school dress etc

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

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

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

The Center for Rural Development and Technology (IIT Delhi) and Human Settlement and Management Institute , HUDCO organised a national workshop on Monday, on the issue of Rural Housing Knowledge Network. The main objective of the event was the test launch of the official portal of the Rural Housing

AwaasApp, the android app for housing for all beneficiaries in rural areas has been launched. The app can be downloaded from Google android play store. AwaasApp, the rural housing app is an android platform based application which can be used by any PMAY beneficiary or the representative. The app

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) and two private weather forecasting firms all expect a bountiful rainfall in India during the June-September monsoon season in 2016. Coming out with its monsoon forecast a fortnight earlier than usual, IMD said the rainfall was likely to be 106% of the ‘Long

मुख्यमंत्री रघुवर दास ने कहा कि आईटी के माध्यम से भ्रष्टाचार और बिचौलिये पर लगाम लगायी जा सकती है, साथ ही साथ समाज के अंतिम व्यक्ति तक योजनाओं का लाभ भी सीधे पहुंचाया जा सकता है। अगले दो साल में झारखंड के हर पंचायत को इंटरनेट से जोड़ दिया जायेगा। ई. पंचायत के माध्यम से लोगों को सेवाएं व सुविधाएं मिल