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How budget allocations for rural development in India fare
In addition to creating enough employment opportunities to the rural folk, the 2018-19 budget …
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Rural development ministry seeks additional funds of ₹25,000 crore for MGNREGS
In the Union Budget for 2022-23, an amount of Rs 73,000 crore was allocated for the Mahatma Gandhi …
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Arun Jaitley dispels deficient monsoon fears, Rural Ministry revamps MNREGA
Jaitley said that the timing and spread of the June-September rainy season suggested the effect won…
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Nearly 90% of rural homes in India have savings accounts in banks: Report
Around 40,327 households in 29 states participated in the All-India Rural Financial Inclusion Su…
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100 youngsters to turn ‘barefoot engineers’ soon to better farm productivity
To be a barefoot engineer, a class 10 pass or fail certificate is all that is required. The first b…
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Unemployed rural-poor to get desi version of ‘Startup India, Standup India’, fulfil entrepreneurial dreams
The Deen Dayal Upadhyay Swaniyojan Yojana will be launched soon in which rural poor will be able to…
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Agri Min says adequate funds given for farm, rural development in FY21
New Delhi, Feb 1 () Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday hailed the Budget 2020 sa…
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Nabard infuses Rs 1.46 lakh cr in rural banking system in 2019-20
"As on February 28, 2020, Rs 87,069 crore has been extended to cooperative banks and regional rural…
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Government to use scientific methods to implement social welfare schemes and fight poverty
"BPL data tells us how many are poor and SECC who are those poor... it is a more targeted and scien…
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India's controversial district development scheme, MPLADS, comes under the CIC scanner
The orders from the CIC noted that MoSPI had not been maintaining proper records of asset crea…
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Government is planning easy loans for rural households
The government is considering the launch of micro-credit programme which would provide easy loans …
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Is Modi trying to dismantle MGNREGS by setting an overtly high asset target?
As per the plans, the rural development ministry would be adding 1 million farm ponds and wells and…
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NABARD sanctions Rs 1,050 crore credit support to West Bengal
The development bank said the credit flow to the rural sector of the state is extreme important to …
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Govt to launch scheme to help middle class buy or build own house; 2 cr more rural houses
Wooing the middle class ahead of the general elections, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thur…