Jaipur, July 20 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said that completing development projects within the stipulated timeframe and ensuring timely delivery of benefits to the public are among the state government’s highest priorities. He asserted that negligence or delay in these responsibilities will not be tolerated and directed officials to stop offering excuses for lapses. Instead, they must expedite development works while adhering to a strict policy of “Zero Tolerance.”The …
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Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), state-run agricultural universities in West Bengal, and agricultural scientists are jointly preparing a scientific agriculture roadmap for West Bengal, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Tuesday. During the day, he first chaired a high-level review meeting in Kolkata along with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. After the meeting, while addressing a joint press conference along with t…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Union Rural Development and Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said the upcoming National Rural Development Conference 2026 aims to translate the vision of “Viksit Gram, Viksit Bharat” into reality by bringing together states and the Centre to chart a common roadmap for inclusive and sustainable rural development.The two-day conference will bring together Rural Development Ministers from all States and Union Territories, senior government officials…
Satara, May 15 (IANS) Union Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday announced the release of the Centre’s share of Rs 8,368.50 crore for Maharashtra under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin for the financial year 2026-27 at a function where he inaugurated the Griha Pravesh ceremony of 5 lakh completed rural houses in the state. In his address, the Union Minister said, “Maharashtra has done remarkable work in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Aw…
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 …
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…