Bhubaneswar, July 3 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested two public servants for allegedly misappropriating over Rs 30 lakh in government funds meant for beneficiaries under the state government’s flagship social security scheme, the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY). The accused officials are Sulamani Jani, former PEO of Gadamrugsira and Jamarsuan gram panchayats under Sadar Block in Puri district, currently attached to the Sadar Block Office, and Tuna Pradhan, former PEO of Sahupada g…
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Chennai, June 28 (IANS) Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu government to immediately announce whether it will implement the Centre’s new 125-day rural employment scheme, warning that the continued uncertainty has left lakhs of rural workers in the state unsure about their livelihood. In a statement issued, Ramadoss pointed out that with only two days remaining before the scheme comes into force on July 1, Tamil Nadu is yet to make its position …
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) Several Central government schemes and projects that had been stalled in West Bengal since 2022 are being relaunched, Minister for Panchayats and Rural Development Dilip Ghosh announced this here on Thursday.Ghosh said that with the arrival of central funds, various rural development projects are now moving rapidly towards implementation.He expressed hope that this would inject fresh momentum into the sectors of employment generation, housing and rural infrastructure devel…
Coimbatore, May 26 (IANS) The Thirumoorthi Reservoir Project Committee of the Parambikulam Aliyar Irrigation Project (PAP) has urged the Tamil Nadu government to provide an annual allocation of Rs 10 crore for canal desilting works, stating that the measure is essential to ensure proper water distribution to tail-end agricultural areas in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts.The committee has submitted representations to Water Resources Department Minister N. Anand and Finance Minister N. Marie Wil…
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Thursday carried out a major administrative reshuffle, transferring 25 IAS officers.G. Sreekanth (IAS: RR: 2009), Municipal Commissioner, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Municipal Corporation, has been posted as Chief Executive Officer, Jal Jeevan Mission, Navi Mumbai.Deelip Swami (IAS: SCS: 2011), Collector, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, has been posted as Managing Director, Maharashtra State Seeds Corporation, Akola.Varsha Thakur-Ghuge (IAS: SCS: 2…
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in its report, has said that out of 25.72 lakh works approved during 2019-20 to 2023-24 in the state under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), only 52.81 per cent were completed.The CAG report, which was presented in the state legislature on Wednesday, further stated that Rs 6,725.65 crore was spent on the completed works during the period, while Rs 5,361.02 crore was spent on incompl…
Chennai, Feb 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad on Sunday strongly defended the Union government’s development record in the state, asserting that Tamil Nadu’s growth trajectory has been largely powered by enhanced central funding and flagship schemes introduced under the NDA governments led by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Responding to the DMK-led alliance’s call for statewide protests on February 12 against the Union Budget, change…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday strongly criticised the Tamil Nadu Assembly for adopting a resolution urging the Union government to ensure the right to work in rural areas in accordance with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi questioned the constitutional validity of the Assembly’s move, alleging that it amounted to defiance of an Act passed by Parliament.”I would like to ask: if a Bill h…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 19 (IANS) The Congress, under the banner of the Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sangathan (RGPRS), on Monday, organised a satyagraha (protest march) at the Lower PMG Square in Bhubaneswar, protesting the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) with the newly introduced VB–G RAM–G scheme. The protesters later submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Odisha, Hari Babu Kambhampati over the issue.The protest was led by Sunil Panwar, Na…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (IANS) The Congress, on Tuesday, intensified its attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government over changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), demanding that the Kerala Assembly pass a resolution seeking restoration of the scheme in its original form and warning that the controversial amendments would eventually be rolled back under public pressure. Addressing a Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC)-led day-…