India signs loan agreement with World Bank to provide additional financing for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Rural Roads Project

On May 31, the Government of India (GoI) and the World Bank (WB) have signed a $500 million loan agreement to provide additional financing for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Rural Roads Project. The project will be implemented ..

India signs loan agreement with World Bank to improve rural road network in Madhya Pradesh

On April 24, the Government of India (GoI), the Government of Madhya Pradesh and the World Bank have signed a $210 million loan agreement for the Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project. The project is expected to improve the durability, resilience ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

India signs loan agreement with ADB for construction rural roads in five states

The Government of India (GoI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $250 million loan agreement for the construction of over 6,200 kilometres all-weather rural roads in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal under the Pradhan ..

Current Affairs January 5, 2009

Appointment & Elections:President of International Federation of Company Secretaries (IFCS) : Keyoor BakshiKeyoor Bakshi has been elected as the President of International Federation of Company Secretaries (IFCS) for the year 2010. He is the immediate past President of the Institute ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2010

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Rural Housing Schemes in India

Our country is an agrarian economy and 70% of Indian population resides in rural area. Government is working towards the upliftment of the people living in rural areas. Various schemes have been implemented since independence to provide them resources for ..

Archive : India Development Programmes

Imp Note : Click Here To Know Allocations for Various Government of India Rural Development Programs in the Latest Union Budget 2009-10 Kaushal Vikas Yojna National Livelihood Mission Navjaat Shishu Suraksha Karyakram History of Rural Development & Employment Generation Programmes ..

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is a major rural roads program launched by the Indian government in 2000. Led by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, PMGSY aims to provide all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages across India. ..

Bharat Nirman

Bharat Nirman is a a time-bound plan for rural infrastructure by the Government of India in partnership with State Governments and Panchayat Raj Institutions.It was launched in 2005. It has 6 components: Water : Every habitation to have a safe ..

Archive : General Studies Fact Sheets

20 Point Programme Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Program (AIBP) Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme (APDRP) Accredited Social Health Activist ASHA Agro climatic Regions in India Annapurna Scheme Annual Supplement (2005-2006) to Foreign Trade Policy Annual Supplement (2006-2007) to Foreign Trade ..

Some Government of India Development Programs & Schemes

1. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY)2. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)3. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)4. Rural Housing Schemes5. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)6. Drought Prone Areas Program (DPAP)7. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)8. Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)9. ..