Rural Development
Coming to the help of those not included in the BPL list, Union minister of state for rural development, panchayats raj, drinking water and sanitation Upendra Kushwaha on Thursday announced here that the Centre will now empower the Gram Sabhas to identify those in need of Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) units and give them benefit [...] Continue Reading »
The Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that capital formation in agriculture and development of rural infrastructure is the key for improving the quality of life for the people in the countryside. Jaitley mentioned that the rural population is deprived of the basic amenities and the government will strive towards providing housing, toilets, [...] Continue Reading »
The Centre has called a meeting with states on Friday to discuss possible changes to be made to the land acquisition law. This has given congress an opportunity to accuse BJP for changing sides as within nine months of backing the law in Parliament. Any bid to amend the law is likely to result in claims [...] Continue Reading »
A huge sum of about Rs. 1,255 crore has been sanctioned to spend on the road infrastructure/roads and buildings (R&B) sector by the state government. This decision was made under various Central government and state-sponsored schemes and district plans this year. As per the reports, the sum amount allotted for the development and construction comes around Rs 754.11 [...] Continue Reading »
The state government of Karnataka has submitted proposals to the central government for rural development under the Pradhan Mantri Gram sadak Yojana. After the announcement made by the Union minister for rural development to expedite the approval process, Karnataka government is expecting a grant of Rs.1400 crore. The entire cost was projected to repair the [...] Continue Reading »
Differential rate of interest scheme (DRI) was formulated by the central government in 1972 for extending financial assistance at a concessional rate of interest (4%) to select low income groups for productive endeavours. These loans were to be given initially by public sector banks and then by private sector banks also. The Reserve Bank of [...] Continue Reading »
