New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Central government on Monday notified the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, to be rolled out nationwide from July 1, 2026, guaranteeing 125 days of wage employment to rural households.Under the new framework, every rural household whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work shall be entitled to a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment in every financial year, the statement from the Ministr…
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New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Setting the ball rolling for the implementation of Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) — VB G RAM G, the Centre on Monday notified the commencement of the rural employment guarantee scheme.The law, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), will come into effect across all rural areas from July 1, while the latter will stand repealed from the same date.Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, b…
Agartala, May 6 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has took a strong stand in the fight to make the state drug-free. During a meeting at the Civil Secretariat here on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said that the police administration must remain constantly vigilant to ensure that drugs do not enter the state through the railways or any other route.Various narcotics are smuggled from Myanmar and routed through Mizoram and southern Assam before reaching Tripura, often for illegal transit into n…
Bhubaneswar, May 1 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday launched the fourth phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-IV) in Odisha, marking a major push for rural connectivity in the state.The project was inaugurated at a special programme held in Rayagada district in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Ravi Narayan Naik on Friday.The Union Ministe…
Chennai, April 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu School Education Department is set to roll out an ambitious literacy initiative for 2026-27, aiming to educate more than four lakh non-literate adults and move the state closer to achieving full literacy. The programme, part of the New India Literacy Programme (NILP), will focus on individuals aged 15 years and above who lack basic reading, writing, and numeracy skills.Officials said the initiative is designed not only to impart foundational education but …
Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), April 29 (IANS) In a strong push to enforce discipline and accountability, Rewa district Collector Narendra Kumar Suryavanshi on Wednesday carried out a surprise inspection at the district Panchayat office, exposing widespread late attendance and absenteeism among officials and staff.The Collector reached the office at around 10.05 a.m. and found it nearly empty, with only four employees present. As the inspection progressed, more than two dozen staff members were seen arr…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Congress party marked the National Panchayati Raj Day on Friday by recalling some landmark laws enacted by governments headed by Rajiv Gandhi and Manmohan Singh to boost grassroots democracy in villages. Crediting Rajiv Gandhi for the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution on this day in 1993, Congress MP and Communications In-charge Jairam Ramesh said, “This truly transformational initiative was due wholly to the insistence and persistence of Rajiv Gandhi.”“It w…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Sunday strongly criticised the BJP following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to nation on the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, accusing the government of undermining the Constitution and federal structure in the name of women’s reservation.Leading the attack, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari alleged that the government’s intentions were not aligned with genuine empowerment. He said, “I want to say it very clearly, Prime M…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation, alleging that it included political remarks and raised concerns over the handling of the issue of women’s reservation.In a post on social media platform X, Kharge alleged that the Prime Minister used the address to target the Opposition, particularly the Congress, instead of focusing on substantive governance issues.He also claimed that PM Modi referred to…
Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee President Govind Singh Dotasra on Thursday criticised the state government’s decision to remove four books from the school curriculum for the 2026-27 academic session.Dotasra said that the removal of books such as Rajasthan’s Freedom Movement and Gallantry Traditions (Class 9), History and Culture of Rajasthan (Class 10), Golden India After Independence (Class 11), and Golden India After Independence – Part 2 (Class 12) would result …