Tag: rural development
J&K Speaker Orders Inquiry Into Minor's Detention
Jammu and Kashmir state assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta on Monday ordered an inquiry into the detention of a minor under the Public Safety Act (PSA).....
Nitish Kumar Loses His Cool Again In Bihar Legislative Council
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday lost his cool again after RJD MLC Subodh Rai interrupted the rural development minister during supplementary questions in the Bihar legislative assembly. ....
Cabinet Okays 60-day Interest Waiver On Farm Loans From Co-op Banks
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved interest waiver for November and December 2016, for farmers who have taken short term crop loans from cooperative banks for the Rabi sowing season.....
MP Accuses Himachal Government Of Stopping Funds To Panchayati Raj Bodies
The Himachal Pradesh government has stopped providing budgetary allocations to the Panchayati Raj institutions, a parliamentarian said on Friday and urged Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to interfere in the issue.....
Government Panel Recommends Legal Framework To Protect Migrants
Stating that the migrant population makes substantial contribution to economic growth and their constitutional rights need to be secured, a government appointed panel has recommended necessary legal and policy framework to protect their interests, an official statement said on Wednesday.....
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Call To Help Farmers Increase Income Levels
Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Y.S. Chowdary on Thursday called for finding ways and means to help farmers increase their income levels and reduce the cost of living.....
Indian Tribal Women's 'smart' Ride To Economic Self-reliance
Her thumbs flying fast over the touchscreen of her smartphone, Purnima Mahato, 35, of this tribal village in Jharkhand, has just discovered ease of doing business with her ubiquitous companion in an otherwise rocky entrepreneurial journey.....
