In Gorakhpur's Jigina Bhion, 18 self-help groups are helping women support their families, after husbands lost jobs during the pandemic. They say 'we would've starved without this'.
Standing Panel on Rural Development says the department should ensure the funds reach on time. The department stated 98.7% of fund transfer orders are generated within 15 days.
For the revamped mission, the rural development ministry is planning to seek an allocation of Rs 30,000-40,000 crore — a drastic leap from the Rs 600 crore it was allotted in FY21.
With “wealth creation” as the central theme of 2020 Economic Survey, Modi govt has harked back to its capitalist orientation in the backdrop of an economic slowdown.
Rural development secretary Amarjeet Sinha said MGNREGA had been misunderstood between 2006 and 2013-14, but since then, the govt has built 2 lakh centres.
Without my phone, I wasn't thinking about capturing some beautiful textiles for my ‘inspiration gallery’. I was fully present, taking in the colours and patterns on display.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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