New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Setting the ball rolling for the implementation of Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) — VB G RAM G, the Centre on Monday notified the commencement of the rural employment guarantee scheme.The law, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), will come into effect across all rural areas from July 1, while the latter will stand repealed from the same date.Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, b…
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New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday announced approvals worth Rs 3,818 crore for Madhya Pradesh under the Centre’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) schemes for the development of rural roads and housing for the poor.A sanction amounting to Rs 2,055 crore under the PMAY-G scheme was handed over to the Madhya Pradesh government in the pres…
Bhopal, May 10 (IANS) Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, announced a massive package of development projects in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, marking the “Silver Jubilee celebrations” of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Bherunda, Sehore district. The state received approvals worth Rs 1,763 crore under PMGSY-IV for rural roads, Rs 261.81 crore under PM-JANMAN projects, and Rs 2,055 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yo…
Bhopal, May 9 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will launch the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-IV (PMGSY-IV) and attend the silver jubilee celebrations of the scheme in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district on Sunday.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will also attend the programme along with Union Ministers of State Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani and Kamlesh Paswan, and state Rural Development Minister Prahlad Singh Patel.According to an official statem…
Kolkata/Bhopal, May 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Saturday that a “new era” of good governance, security, and development has begun in West Bengal with Suvendu Adhikari taking oath as the state’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister. “Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Suvendu Adhikari on taking oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal. Starting today, a new era of good governance, security and development has begun in the state,” Madhya Prade…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is set to announce Rs 18,907 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for the financial year 2026-27 on Sunday — marking 25 years of the PMGSY and the national launch of PMGSY-IV, an official statement said on Saturday.The allocation is expected to further strengthen rural connectivity and improve access to economic activities, education, healthcare and agricultural markets in rural areas.Out of this, Rs 830 …
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan has set up a special expert task force to look into the damage caused to the litchi crop in Bihar and come up with a report on the remedial measures to help farmers within a week, according to an official statement issued on Friday.Farmers informed the minister about the extensive damage being caused to litchi crops due to the litchi stink bug at an interaction programme organised at the Central I…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved an additional outlay of Rs 4,886.46 crore to buy sunflower and more gram at the minimum support price (MSP) to benefit farmers in Karnataka and Maharashtra, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.Approving a proposal from the Karnataka government, Chouhan sanctioned the procurement of 9,023 metric tonnes of sunflower under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for the Rabi 2026 sea…
Bhopal, May 5 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday announced a two-pronged push for administrative accountability, ordering intensive departmental reviews from May 8–10 and making District Development Committee meetings compulsory in all districts before May 12. At the core department-wise reviews, the Ministers and senior officials will present detailed reports on achievements, policy innovations, challenges, and future plans.”Our priority is to ensure that the benefits…
Bhopal, May 4 (IANS) A jubilant atmosphere prevailed at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state office in Bhopal on Monday as party leaders, workers and supporters celebrated the party’s sweeping electoral victories across three Assemblies.The celebrations featured garlanding of statues of eminent personalities, distribution of ‘jhaal muri’ and sweets, drumbeats and firecrackers, reflecting the party’s enthusiasm following the results.Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, along with BJP state unit chie…