New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) As the Digital India programme completes 11 years, the government’s eSaras platform is expanding digital market access for more than 8.99 crore registered Self-Help Group (SHG) members by enabling rural producers, women entrepreneurs and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) to sell their products across the country through a trusted online marketplace, according to an official statement on Saturday.Developed by the Digital India Corporation (DIC) under the Ministry of E…
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New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025 will come into force across rural India on Wednesday, marking the launch of a new framework aimed at strengthening rural employment, livelihood security and sustainable village development by enhancing the statutory wage employment guarantee from 100 days to 125 days per eligible rural household.The Ministry of Rural Development said the new legislation seeks to create durable…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The government on Sunday launched the AI-enabled Rural Internal Audit Portal, a first-of-its-kind digital platform aimed at strengthening transparency, accountability and technology-driven governance across rural development programmes.Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the portal during the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan at the Pusa Campus in New Delhi.The platform has been developed by the Ministry of Rural Development in collaboratio…
Gandhinagar, June 27 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday directed officials in Gandhinagar district to immediately identify villages lacking basic amenities such as domestic gas connections, toilets, drinking water, irrigation facilities and electricity, and prepare a detailed report, while chairing a meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA). The meeting was chaired by Shah in his Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency. Deputy Chief Minister Hars…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Sunday observed the 12th International Day of Yoga at Sunder Nursery here, in association with its public sector undertakings, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) and Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI).The event was organised in line with this year’s global theme, “Yoga for Healthy Ageing,” which highlights the role of yoga in promoting physical vitality, mental well-being and health…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The government on Friday said it will deploy more than 100 area officers across the country to support states and union territories ahead of the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G) Act, 2025, which comes into force on July 1.In a major step towards ensuring seamless implementation of the Act, the area officers will serve as facilitators and resource persons during the rollout phase, working closely with state governments and…
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) The Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs), operational in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district, are training youth and women in various forms of vocational training and preparing them to have an economic standing of their own. RSETIs, an initiative of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), is a dedicated infrastructure platform in each district to impart training and skill upgradation of rural youths, including women, geared towards entrepreneurship develop…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday released a “mother sanction” of Rs 10,021.42 crore to 12 states under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), in a landmark step towards realising the vision of ‘Housing for All’ by March 2029.The sanction was released via video conferencing to the states of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.Addressing the …
Itanagar, May 20 (IANS) Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday launched the “Arunachal Kiwi” mission, a cluster-based kiwi cultivation and value chain development initiative aimed at boosting production, marketing, and economic growth in Arunachal Pradesh. With an outlay of approximately Rs 167 crore, ‘Mission on Arunachal Kiwi: The USP of Arunachal Pradesh’ has been designed through a whole-of-government, convergence-led approach…
New Delhi/Bhopal, May 14 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced a series of austerity and energy-saving measures across ministries under his charge, saying the decisions were taken in response to PM Modi’s appeal for fuel conservation, self-reliance, and reduction in unnecessary expenditure. Chairing a high-level meeting of officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Rural Development, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and the Departmen…