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Central Employment Guarantee Council Meet chaired by Rural Development Minister
On June 2, 2020, the Union Minister of Rural Development Shri Narendra Singh Tomar chaired the 21st meeting of the Central Employment Guarantee Council. Highlights During the meet,...
Arunachal Pradesh to provide Tap connection to all by March 2023
On June 2, 2020, the National Jal Jeevan Mission approved the Annual Action Plan of Arunachal Pradesh. Under the plan, the state is to provide tap connection to...
Rs 170 crores disbursed to MNREGA
On May 21, 2020, the Government of India disbursed RS 170 crores to MNREGA workers. The amounts were disbursed to the beneficiaries through the Deaprtment of Rural Development...
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana: Coir Geo Textiles approved for rural road construction
Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, the Coir Geo Textiles are to be used in rural road development. This is to be done by the National Rural...
For the first time in India: More rural Internet users than Urban
The Internet and Mobile Association of India recently released a report according to which the active internet users in rural India has increased by 10% as compared to... 3 Schemes launched by Jharkhand to increase MNREGA working days
On May 5, 2020, the Jharkhand Government launched three schemes to increase working hours of MNREGA workers. The schemes will help generate more than 25 crore man days...
Saras Collection launched on the Government E-Marketplace portal, GeM
On May 4, 2020, the Union Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj launched the “The Saras Collection” on the GeM (Government E Marketplace) platform. The Saras Collection...
GoI boosts Rural Development schemes
On April 24, 2020, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Family Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar held video conference with State rural development ministers. During the meet, the... GoI allows MGNREGA to begin in rural regions
On April 15, 2020 the Government of India issued guidelines for the extended lock down. Under the guidelines, the Government allows industrial works, road construction works and MGNREGA...
National Rural Livelihood Mission: PPEs by Women SHGs
The COVID-19 outbreak has brought in unprecedented health emergency worldwide. This has created huge demand for PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and face shields. In order to fulfil these...
GoI: Scientific Services by CSIR to mitigate COVID-19
The CSIR-CERCRI (Central Electrochemical Research Institute) has come out with scientific services to mitigate COVID-19. The Centre has made series of lab made PPEs (Personal Protective Equipment). Highlights...
