New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The government on Monday launched a new system, Internal Audit Portal (IAP), to enhance transparency and accountability by shifting audit processes from traditional manual tracking to a real-time, centralised digital ecosystem.According to the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), the audit system enables real-time monitoring of audit processes across departments, allowing for improved efficiency and oversight.A key feature of the system is Secretary-level access, whic…
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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Achieving the ambitious goal of 6 crore ‘Lakhpati Didis’ would require connecting at least 10 crore women to the various financial inclusion initiatives of the Ministry of Rural Development, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday.He instructed officials to work in close coordination with state governments and prepare a concrete, time-bound action plan to ensure the successful attainment of the target.In the meeting, the minister sought a d…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) In a landmark initiative to curb land disputes, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Sunday that each land parcel in the city will be assigned a 14-digit Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) akin to the Aadhaar number to citizens. “This step forms part of the government’s commitment to modernising Delhi’s land records and freeing citizens from long-standing land disputes. The system is also referred to as ‘Bhu Aadhaar’,” she added.”For citizens, the great…
Guwahati, Feb 11 (IANS) Hailing the Union Budget 2026-27 as historic and futuristic, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday that Rs 6,812 crore has been allocated to the Ministry of Development of the Northeastern Region (MDoNER), which is Rs 897 crore more than the previous Budget.The Budget will bring positive change to the nation as well as to the Northeastern region, he added.Addressing a press conference here, Chouhan also informed that the Ministry of Agricultur…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) As many as 900 women entrepreneurs from 28 states are participating in ‘SARAS Aajeevika Mela-2026’ – a grand fair of ‘Lakhpati Didis’ – being held in Gurugram under the leadership of Union Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan, an official said on Tuesday. The Mela, which promises to present colours of the country’s rural traditions, folk arts, and women’s entrepreneurship, is being organised …
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The government on Thursday said that more than 10,000 kms of road projects have been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana–IV (PMGSY-IV), for Jammu & Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim.With the construction of these roads, approximately 3,270 previously isolated habitations will gain access to connectivity and critical services, according to Ministry of Rural Development.“By bridging the gap to healthcare, e…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that the key objective of the ‘National Campaign on Entrepreneurship’ is to train and build capacity of 50,000 community resource persons (CRPs) on enterprise promotion and impart Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) training to 50 lakh SHG members of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).DAY-NRLM aims to bring a transformational change in the income levels of rural women by promoting d…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Citizens in 19 states can now download digitally signed, legally valid land records from home, and banks in 406 districts can verify mortgages online, significantly speeding up credit access, according to the government.The Department of Land Resources has achieved near-total saturation in the core components of land record digitisation, effectively shifting land administration from “in-line” to “online”.“Computerisation of Record of Rights (RoRs) has been completed i…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The government on Thursday said that out of the cumulative target of 4.14 crore houses allotted to the states/UTs, 3.86 crore houses have been sanctioned and 2.92 crore houses have been completed (as on December 9, 2025).The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) is one of the flagship programmes of the government which aims to achieve the objective ‘Housing for All’ by providing 4.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by convergence with other schemes to all…
Jammu, Dec 22 (IANS) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), one of the flagship schemes of the Modi government, is helping realise the housing target of poor and marginalised families across the country, by providing them monetary assistance to build a dream home of their own. Under the PMAY (Grameen), families in rural households are building houses of their own, while under PMAY (Urban), those in cities get govt assistance to build their residence.In Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, close to 3…