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…
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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…
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…
Doda (Jammu & Kashmir), May 7 (IANS) The Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI), a collaborative initiative between the Ministry of Rural Development and SBI, is emerging as a major platform for empowering rural youth in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district by equipping them with self-employment skills.The institute is currently witnessing enthusiastic participation from young women, particularly in its cutting and tailoring course, where a large number of girls are enrolling with a…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The government has sanctioned road projects worth nearly Rs 8,000 crore for Jammu & Kashmir under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-IV, giving a major boost to rural connectivity, agriculture, and livelihoods in the region, the Ministry of Rural Development said on Tuesday.Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan handed over the sanction letter for projects approved under PMGSY-IV (Batch-II) to Chief…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Central government has ruled out possibility of any disruption in the provision of wage employment to rural households under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) due to West Asian Conflict, an official statement said on Monday.Further, as a preparedness step for Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G), the government said it is prioritising timely Direct Benefit Transfers, real‑time monitoring through AwaasSoft, geo‑tagging…
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…