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Government launches Aarambh mobile app for road maintenance
The Union Ministry of Rural Development launched Aarambh mobile app for performance based maintenance contracting and community contracting for maintenance of rural roads. It was launched jointly launched by Union Minister for Panchayati Raj, Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar and visiting ILO Deputy Director General (Policy) Deborah Greenfield. Aarambh mobile app ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
Topics: Aarambh app • ILO • Ministry of Rural Development • National • Rural Development
Bihar's ‘Project Jal Sanchay’ Chosen for National Award
‘Project Jal Sanchay’, a water conservation model which is successfully adopted in Nalanda district of south-central Bihar, has been chosen for the national award for excellence in the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee programme (MGNREGP) by the Ministry of Rural Development. The award will be conferred on June 19 at a function held at Vigyan Bhawan in ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Bihar • Ministry of Rural Development • National • Project Jal Sanchay • States
One crore assets geotagged under GeoMGNREGA initiative
MGNREGA has reached a major milestone by geotagging one crore assets created under it. The geotagged assets have been put in public domain. The scale of assets created under MGNREGA is massive and is estimated to be about 2.82 crore assets since the financial year 2006-07. On an average, it works out to a creation of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Topics: Government Schemes • ISRO • MGNREGA • Ministry of Rural Development • National
Union Cabinet approves MoU between Rural Development Ministry & FAO
The Union Cabinet has approved MoU between Ministry of Rural Development and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to improve effectiveness of rural development programmes in country. The Inter-Governmental MoU on Joint Technical and South-South Cooperation will provide for collaboration on activities of common interest to support an integrated approach to rural poverty reduction through activities. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Topics: Agriculture • Cabinet Decisions • Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana • Fao • Government Schemes • Ministry of Rural Development • National • Poverty alleviation • Rural Development
Union Government constitutes DISHA for timely implementation of Central Schemes
The Union Government has constituted the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DDCMC) for effective development and coordination of Central Government’s programme. It will be known as DISHA and first meeting will be held on August 13, 2016. It will monitor the implementation of 28 schemes and programmes of Union Ministry of Rural Development and ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Topics: Central Schemes • DISHA • Government Schemes • Ministry of Rural Development • National