Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday passed budgetary demands of Rs 3,725.11 crore for the state’s Rural Development Department for the financial year 2026–27.The government has proposed to extend rural employment from 100 to 125 days under a new mission and increase housing assistance for beneficiaries.Presenting the provisions during the discussion in the Assembly, Rural Development Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya said the budget aims to expand employment opportunities …
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Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday presented the state budget for 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs 7,69,467 crore in the state Assembly. He also announced a crop loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh for farmers along with a host of measures to boost agriculture, infrastructure and social welfare.The budget estimates a revenue deficit of Rs 40,552 crore and a fiscal deficit of Rs 1,50,491 crore. The government has projected revenue receipts of Rs 6,16,099 crore ag…
Imphal, Feb 25 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has assured Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh of all possible support from the Centre for the development of national and state highways in the state, officials said on Wednesday. An official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Imphal said that the Chief Minister, accompanied by the two Deputy Chief Ministers — Nemcha Kipgen and Losii Dikho — met Gadkari at his office in New Delhi on Tuesday nigh…
Imphal, Feb 24 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved the construction of 5,000 new houses for the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), affected by ethnic violence in Manipur, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), officials said on Tuesday. An official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Imphal said that Chouhan approved the construction of the houses for IDPs affected by the prolonged law and order crisis …
Jaipur, Feb 1 (IANS) Congress National General Secretary and former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, on Sunday, described the Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament as “directionless, confusing, and deeply disappointing for the common man”. Pilot said that when capital expenditure savings of nearly Rs 1 lakh crore have been recorded every year over the past three years, the Union government’s attempt to seek applause by increasing allocations…
Imphal, Jan 30 (IANS) The Manipur government on Thursday announced plans to rehabilitate around 40,000 Internally Displaced People (IDPs), who have been living in relief camps since ethnic violence erupted in May 2023, by March this year.Manipur Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel, announcing the rehabilitation plan, said that the Government aims to resettle more than 10,000 displaced IDP families consisting of more than 40,000 people by March 31, 2026.“The Government remains committed to ensure…
Gandhinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) Emphasising that the transformation of villages is central to India’s long-term growth, Gujarat’s Rural Development Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya said on Friday that the vision of “Viksit Bharat@2047” can be realised only when villages evolve into vibrant economic hubs. He was speaking while chairing a high-level review meeting in Gandhinagar to assess the implementation of key rural development schemes across the state.The meeting focused on a comprehensive review of wor…
Gandhinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) Gujarat has provided over 2.58 lakh beneficiaries with homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) over the last three financial years, including 93,000 houses constructed in the current year alone. The scheme aims to provide dignified, pucca housing to rural families previously deprived of adequate shelter, improving living standards, health, sanitation, and overall well-being.The PMAY-G scheme is funded jointly by the Centre (60 per cent) and the St…
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…