Rural Development Minister Shrawan Kumar said in a press statement that against a sum of Rs 2200 crore for MGNREGA for fiscal 2014-15.

Nitish Kumar criticised Modi for "going back" on promises about black money and special category status for Bihar and urged people not to f...

He said his ministry had sent a proposal to further hike the amount to Rs 1.25 lakh for Naxal-hit/hilly/difficult areas and Rs 1.15 lakh fo...

Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today said one lakh government jobs would be created in the next one year.

Congress today held a protest demanding that Union government should not drop names of Gandhi family members from names of Central schemes.

Jairam Ramesh today said that the Centre was pumping a lot of funds for Bihar in the rural sector.

Jairam Ramesh today asked he Uttar Pradesh government to ensure effective implementation of central schemes.

SC today sought responses from the Centre and the Bihar government on a PIL seeking CBI probe into allegations of gross misuse of public fu...

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah today announced a Rs 4409.81 cr bonanza for the poor, SCs and STs, OBCs and minorities on the first day in office.

The grant for construction of houses under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) has been increased in Haryana, an official said today.

The allocation for the rural development department has been cut drastically from Rs 73,175 crore to Rs 52,000 crore.

The Centre released Rs 1.49 lakh crore to the states during 2011-12 towards major flagship programmes, Parliament was informed today.

The rural development ministry has deepened its engagement with the Comptroller and Auditor-General.After the performance audit of NREGA, C...

Union Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh here today denied that the Centre was discriminating against states.

FM has asked public sector banks to include Yojana houses under the differential rate of interest (RoI) scheme and lend up to Rs 20,000 for...

Jammu and Kashmir government has taken up 359 works for execution under National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme in south Kashmir's Anant...

An outlay of Rs 10.96 crore has been approved for utilisation on implementation of centrally sponsored schemes in Rajouri district of J&K d...