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Government To Spend Rs 15.27 Lakh Crore For Major Sectors: Union Budget
The government has allocated Rs 15.27 lakh crore for 10 major sectors, ranging from defence and rural development to social welfare and commerce, Finance Ministry data said Tuesday afternoon.
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5 Crore Job Guarantee Scheme Cards Deleted In 2023: Centre To Parliament
Over 5.48 crore job cards under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act were deleted in 2022-23, a 267 per cent jump from the previous fiscal, the Union Rural Development Ministry informed Lok Sabha Tuesday.
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"Additional Payments Being Approved For Rural Jobs Scheme": Union Minister
Additional allocations will be sanctioned for the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the finance ministry has assured there will be no shortage, Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh has said.
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Centre To Give Funds For Computerisation Of All State, UT Cooperatives
In a historic decision and for the first time, registrar of cooperatives of States and Union Territories (UTs) and Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (ARDBs) are being given funds by the Center for computerisation, Ministry of Cooperation said.
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Rural Jobs Scheme Funds Of West Bengal Stopped Due To Non-Compliance: Centre
The Union Rural Development Ministry on Thursday said there was no constraint of funds for the rural job scheme MGNREGA and reiterated that funds for West Bengal were not released due to non-compliance of central directives.
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"2.11 Billion Person Days Work To Be Generated Under MGNREGA": Minister
The Union Government has approved labour budget to generate 2.11 billion person days of work under the MGNREGA across the country, Rural Development Ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Allocation For Rural Jobs Scheme Witnesses One-Third Cuts In Budget 2023
Budget 2023: The Rural Development Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,57,545 crore in the Union Budget for 2023-24, around 13 per cent less than the estimated expenditure made by the ministry in the current fiscal.
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Coronavirus Lockdown Guidelines Out: See Complete List Here
The government has issued fresh guidelines for enforcing the coronavirus lockdown, with the Union Home Ministry barring all kinds of public transport and prohibiting opening of public places during this period. Agriculture, IT, e-commerce and all inter-state goods transport will be allowed after April 20 to "mitigate hardships to the public", the g...
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Nirmala Sitharaman To Meet Agriculture Ministry Officials On Tuesday
Under the scheme, interest subvention is provided to NABARD, regional rural banks, cooperative banks, public sector banks and scheduled private sector banks for providing short-term credit to farmers at a subsidised rate of interest.
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Wages Rise Under MGNREGA With Election Commission Endorsement
The Union Rural Development Ministry has increased the rate of wages under the MGNREGA for the 2019-20 fiscal with approval from the Election Commission and has asked state governments not to publicise the enhancement of wage rates under the rural employment scheme.
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Huge Unemployment Due To Lack Of Skilling Mission After Independence: Union Minister
The problem of unemployment would not have acquired such proportions if India had initiated the skilling mission for its youth soon after Independence, Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said here on Sunday.
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Sustained Co-operation Needed For Cleaning Ganga: Uma Bharti
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati today called for sustained co-operation from the Human Resource Development Ministry for ensuring successful implementation of the 'Namami Gange' programme, by intervening in areas like rural sanitation and adult education on environment.
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Cabinet Approves Direct Release of Wages to MGNREGA Workers
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved release of wages directly to the accounts of the workers engaged under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
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Committee Formed to Implement 'Swachh Bharat Mission' in Puducherry
A 20 member high power committee, headed by the Chief Secretary, has been formed by the government for implementing the 'Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) in the Union Territory of Puducherry.
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PSU General Insurers to Meet Finance Ministry on Rural Infra Fund on July 16
Heads of state-owned non-life insurers will meet Financial Services Secretary G S Sandhu on Wednesday to discuss how they can provide cover to the assets being created by the Rs 5,000-crore rural infrastructure development fund announced in the Budget 2014-15.
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Government To Spend Rs 15.27 Lakh Crore For Major Sectors: Union Budget
The government has allocated Rs 15.27 lakh crore for 10 major sectors, ranging from defence and rural development to social welfare and commerce, Finance Ministry data said Tuesday afternoon.
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5 Crore Job Guarantee Scheme Cards Deleted In 2023: Centre To Parliament
Over 5.48 crore job cards under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act were deleted in 2022-23, a 267 per cent jump from the previous fiscal, the Union Rural Development Ministry informed Lok Sabha Tuesday.
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"Additional Payments Being Approved For Rural Jobs Scheme": Union Minister
Additional allocations will be sanctioned for the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the finance ministry has assured there will be no shortage, Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh has said.
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Centre To Give Funds For Computerisation Of All State, UT Cooperatives
In a historic decision and for the first time, registrar of cooperatives of States and Union Territories (UTs) and Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (ARDBs) are being given funds by the Center for computerisation, Ministry of Cooperation said.
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Rural Jobs Scheme Funds Of West Bengal Stopped Due To Non-Compliance: Centre
The Union Rural Development Ministry on Thursday said there was no constraint of funds for the rural job scheme MGNREGA and reiterated that funds for West Bengal were not released due to non-compliance of central directives.
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"2.11 Billion Person Days Work To Be Generated Under MGNREGA": Minister
The Union Government has approved labour budget to generate 2.11 billion person days of work under the MGNREGA across the country, Rural Development Ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Allocation For Rural Jobs Scheme Witnesses One-Third Cuts In Budget 2023
Budget 2023: The Rural Development Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,57,545 crore in the Union Budget for 2023-24, around 13 per cent less than the estimated expenditure made by the ministry in the current fiscal.
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Coronavirus Lockdown Guidelines Out: See Complete List Here
The government has issued fresh guidelines for enforcing the coronavirus lockdown, with the Union Home Ministry barring all kinds of public transport and prohibiting opening of public places during this period. Agriculture, IT, e-commerce and all inter-state goods transport will be allowed after April 20 to "mitigate hardships to the public", the g...
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Nirmala Sitharaman To Meet Agriculture Ministry Officials On Tuesday
Under the scheme, interest subvention is provided to NABARD, regional rural banks, cooperative banks, public sector banks and scheduled private sector banks for providing short-term credit to farmers at a subsidised rate of interest.
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Wages Rise Under MGNREGA With Election Commission Endorsement
The Union Rural Development Ministry has increased the rate of wages under the MGNREGA for the 2019-20 fiscal with approval from the Election Commission and has asked state governments not to publicise the enhancement of wage rates under the rural employment scheme.
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Huge Unemployment Due To Lack Of Skilling Mission After Independence: Union Minister
The problem of unemployment would not have acquired such proportions if India had initiated the skilling mission for its youth soon after Independence, Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said here on Sunday.
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Sustained Co-operation Needed For Cleaning Ganga: Uma Bharti
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati today called for sustained co-operation from the Human Resource Development Ministry for ensuring successful implementation of the 'Namami Gange' programme, by intervening in areas like rural sanitation and adult education on environment.
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Cabinet Approves Direct Release of Wages to MGNREGA Workers
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved release of wages directly to the accounts of the workers engaged under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
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Committee Formed to Implement 'Swachh Bharat Mission' in Puducherry
A 20 member high power committee, headed by the Chief Secretary, has been formed by the government for implementing the 'Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) in the Union Territory of Puducherry.
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PSU General Insurers to Meet Finance Ministry on Rural Infra Fund on July 16
Heads of state-owned non-life insurers will meet Financial Services Secretary G S Sandhu on Wednesday to discuss how they can provide cover to the assets being created by the Rs 5,000-crore rural infrastructure development fund announced in the Budget 2014-15.
