Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Sustained fiscal commitment has driven rural transformation, with rural development budget allocations rising over 211 per cent in a decade to Rs 2.73 lakh crore in 2026-27, according to an official statement.The poverty has declined significantly, with extreme poverty at 5.3 per cent in 2022-23 less than the global average and multidimensional poverty down to 11.28 per cent in 2023 from 55.3 per cent in 2005–06, the statement said.Rural connectivity is near‑universal, …
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New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Union government has announced the release of more than Rs 3,324 crore to strengthen rural local bodies in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal as part of the second instalment of the 15th Finance Commission’s untied grants for financial year 2025–26, government officials said. Under this tranche, Bihar has received Rs 802.40 crore benefiting all 38 district panchayats, 533 block panchayats and 8,053 gram panchayats, along with an additio…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) As many as 6,891 people were killed and 284 wounded in 7,054 fire accidents recorded by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) during 2023, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in an oral reply, said it is the primary responsibility of the State governments to take necessary measuresfor strengthening and equipping fire services and to avert fire incidents in their jurisdiction.He said the role of the Central government…
Shimla, Feb 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday held discussions with legislators from Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts on the second day of MLA priority meetings for 2026-27, with a focus on development priorities of the respective constituencies. The Chief Minister said that during the past three years, the government has generated Rs 26,683 crore in revenue from its own resources. He said the state earned a financial benefit of about Rs 401 crore from …
Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday revealed that the Central government has released Rs 259.36 crore to Gram Panchayats in Telangana under the 15th Finance Commission as the first instalment.He shared on ‘X’ that the Centre has released the funds following continuous follow-up by him and Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy.“This is how the Centre functions under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Funds …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (IANS) Both the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala on Sunday lashed out at the Union Budget 2026-27, citing the absence of a proposed AIIMS and high-speed rail projects for the state.Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal termed the budget a “huge disappointment,” stating that the Centre failed to provide a roadmap for the state to overcome its ongoing financial crisis.”There are no major projects for Kerala in th…
Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) The uncertainty over the Governor’s customary address to the joint session of the Karnataka Legislature continued, with Governor Thawarchand Gehlot asking the state government to remove 11 paragraphs from the speech prepared by the state Cabinet. The delegation that met the Governor conveyed that the matter would be discussed with the Chief Minister, and a decision would be communicated to him.The joint session is scheduled to be held on January 22. A delegation headed…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said it has released Rs 213.9 crore as untied grants under the 15th Finance Commission for rural local bodies in Assam.This represents the first instalment for the financial year 2025–26, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said in a statement.“It has been released for all 2,192 eligible Gram Panchayats, 182 eligible Block Panchayats and 27 eligible Zilla Parishads across the state, said an official statement.In November last year, the Centre rel…
Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IANS) Reacting to the Congress-led government convening a special legislature session from January 21 to oppose the Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged that the Congress fears the loss of its “income shop” after the entry of the G Ram G Act.Addressing the media at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan, State BJP General Secretary P. Rajeev alleged tha…
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday discussed the withdrawal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) by the Union government and has decided to initiate legal action against the newly introduced VB–G RAM G scheme, state Tourism, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil said.Briefing the media on the decisions taken in the cabinet meeting, Patil said it has been decided to take the new scheme to the people’s court as well. Afte…