New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 will come into force across rural India on July 1, 2026, and Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that no eligible rural worker should remain without work even for a single day.He said the government in close coordination with the States and Union Territories, has completed all administrative, financial and techn…
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New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday directed officials to ensure that the annual provision of more than Rs 1.5 lakh for the rural employment schemes under Viksit Bharat – GRAM-G and MNREGA schemes reaches the panchayats properly and is utilised effectively to promote development in the villages across the country. Kicking off the two-day National Rural Development Conference here, the minister said that the number of work days for labourers has …
Gandhinagar, June 28 (IANS) The Lakhpati Didi scheme, a Central government scheme for improving the livelihoods of poor households and ensuring their financial inclusion, is brining paradigm shift in the lives of lakhs of women in Gujarat. Many beneficiaries of the scheme shared how the Lakhpati Didi yojana helped empower them financially while also giving an opportunity to turn ‘atma nirbhar’ with their hard work.Bhavnaben Patel, a ‘Lakhpati Didi’ from Nogama village in Chikhli Taluka of Navsar…
Agartala, June 28 (IANS) State-owned Tripura State Cooperative Bank (TSCB) has reported a record net profit of Rs 78.08 crore for the financial year 2025-26, registering its seventh consecutive year of profitability, senior bank officials said on Sunday. TSCB Chairman Nagadhiraj Dutta and Managing Director Bhajan Chandra Roy highlighted the bank’s growing contribution to Tripura’s rural economy and its continued financial growth.Dutta said the bank earned an operating profit of Rs 166.08 cro…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Aiming to promote community-led water governance under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has discussed issues related to piped water supply in villages with panchayat representatives.Speaking at the eighth edition of the ‘Sujal Gram Samvad’ on Thursday, Kamal Kishore Soan, Additional Secretary and Mission Director of National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM), stressed on ensuring the proper and timely delivery of potable piped water to rural househol…
Amaravati, June 25 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Thursday slammed the coalition government led by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, over the decline in the bank credit growth for Self-Help Groups (SHGs) over the last two years.He stated that the credit to SHGs, which was Rs.49,626 crore in 2023-24 under the YSRCP’s rule, has declined to Rs. 41,623 crore in 2024-25 and further to Rs. 41,105 crore in 2025-26 under the TDP’s…
Amaravati, June 19 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday urged bankers to extend their cooperation to facilitate economic activities across the state The Chief Minister chaired the 235th State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) meeting held at the Secretariat.The meeting discussed the Annual Credit Plan for 2026-27 and reviewed the credit extended to the agriculture sector, MSMEs, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), and tenant farmersBanks reported extending loans worth Rs 3,86,2…
Chandigarh, June 14 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said that the greatness of any society is not measured by its economic prosperity, but by how it treats its weak, helpless and underprivileged sections. “A society that cares for its deprived and needy citizens is truly progressive and compassionate,” he stated.The Chief Minister was addressing the 346th Masik Vidhwa Rashan Evam Sahayata Vitran Samaroh held in Ludhiana, Punjab.He announced a grant of Rs 11 lakh for…
Bhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday highlighted his government’s achievements across several sectors including infrastructure, industry, women empowerment, and cultural initiatives on the occasion of the completion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government’s two years in office, asserting that the state is progressing steadily towards the goal of a “Samruddha Odisha” by 2036. Addressing a press conference at the Lok Seva Bhawan he…
New Delhi/Agartala, June 12 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday highlighted the state’s remarkable strides in education, healthcare, skill development, women’s empowerment and economic growth at the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog. The Chief Minister reaffirmed the state’s commitment to building strong human capital in line with the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. Addressing the NITI Aayog meeting themed “Human Capital for Viksit Bharat”, Saha congratulated…