Govt release Rs 638 crore for development of areas along international bordersIn 2017-18, the ministry had released Rs 1,100 crore for the all-round development of villages located along the international border, a ho...
11 Jan, 2019, 07.48 PM IST
Government releases Rs 400 crore for forward areas along international bordersThe BADP schemes include construction of primary health centres, schools, supply of drinking water, community centres, connectivity, draina...
03 Sep, 2018, 02.24 PM IST
Rs 1,100 crore released for development of border villages: MHAEach model village will provide all basic facilities like primary health centre, primary education, community centre, connectivity, drainag...
12 Jul, 2018, 04.58 PM IST
Rs 1,100 crore allocated for border area development: GovernmentMinister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said the budgetary allocation under Border Area Development Programme (BADP) for the financial year...
11 Jul, 2018, 04.59 PM IST
Forces asked to encourage martial arts, sports in border areasBorder guarding forces like BSF, ITBP and SSB have been asked to encourage locals in frontier areas to acquire skills of martial arts and a...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.40 PM IST
Over half of BSF border posts in Rajasthan do not have piped water supplyKiren Rijiju, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, said the Border Security Force (BSF) was manning 293 border outposts (BoPs) along the In...
03 Apr, 2018, 08.02 PM IST
53 villages in border blocks border will be developed as model villages in Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said that 83 villages will be developed as model villages under the Border Area De...
11 Jan, 2018, 08.44 PM IST
Centre releases Rs 167 crore to 9 states for border developmentThe states which will benefit include Rajasthan and Punjab, both having international border with Pakistan, and West Bengal and Assam, whic...
26 Dec, 2017, 02.24 PM IST
MHA releases Rs 174 crore to six states for border developmentThe fully centrally funded BADP programme covers all villages which are located within the 0-10 km of the international border in 17 states.
12 Dec, 2017, 02.38 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh cabinet takes development-oriented decisionsThe Arunachal Pradesh cabinet today took decisions which will give a significant boost to the development trajectory of the state.
12 Sep, 2015, 05.26 PM IST
Government plans to encourage youth to take up sports in North-East regionThe home ministry has revised the guidelines for its Rs 990-crore Border Area Development Programme (BADP) for 2015-16.
10 Jul, 2015, 04.37 AM IST
Border villagers to be asked to take up boxing, archeryVillagers living on India’s borders will be encouraged to take up sports like boxing, archery, shooting and martial arts, especially in the...
08 Jul, 2015, 07.10 PM IST
BADP: Government to issue fresh guidelines for development of border areasThe main objective of the programme is to meet the special developmental needs of people living near the international border.
08 Jun, 2015, 03.17 PM IST
MPs in Lok Sabha complain of corruption in border area development schemesParties across political spectrum in LS complained of massive corruption in scheme implementation in border areas;min suggests local partic...
12 Aug, 2014, 03.56 PM IST
Punjab government sanctions Rs 429.95 crore for border, Kandi areasPunjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal approved Rs 429.95 cr plan for the development of border districts and Kandi areas
04 Aug, 2014, 04.08 PM IST
- Punjab rural development scam: Former state minister arrested in Uttarakhand
Former state minister Gulzar Singh Ranike was today arrested from Nainital in Uttarakhand by Punjab Vigilance Bureau.
20 Oct, 2012, 11.35 PM IST
- Government to construct 509 BOPs along Indo-Pakistan, Indo-Bangladesh borders
Government has decided to construct 509 additional border out posts along the Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh borders.
24 Jul, 2012, 08.09 PM IST