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Weeks after BJP takes charge, Bengal unlocks ₹126 crore in tribal welfare fundsWest Bengal is now accessing central government schemes for tribal welfare. Projects worth ₹126 crore have been approved. These funds will ...
ENPO accuses Nagaland govt of 'attempting to dilute' FNTA pact, convenes key meetingThe Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation has accused the Nagaland government of altering key provisions of the Frontier Nagaland Territor...
Rs 236 crore ‘Mission Queen Pineapple’ launched to boost Tripura farmers’ incomeA Rs 236 crore, three-year 'Mission Queen Pineapple, Tripura' project was launched to boost the state's GI-tagged pineapple. The initiative...
Jairam Ramesh flags violation of FRA in clearance of Great Nicobar Island Project, urges action from Ministry of Tribal AffairsIn a letter addressed to Jual Oram, Ramesh argued that the project proceeds in direct violation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) and the righ...
Amit Shah says UCC will not affect tribals, urges community not to fall for 'conspiracies'Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured tribal communities that the Uniform Civil Code will not impact their traditions or customs, urging th...
Post Naxalism: Amit Shah launches first public service centre inside Chhattisgarh security camp
Suvendu Adhikari unveils BJP govt’s first portfolio mix in West Bengal; check who gets whatWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has allocated key portfolios to the first five members of his council of ministers. Senior BJP ...
'Insult to science, make a mockery of EIA process': Jairam Ramesh on Great Nicobar projectSenior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav over escal...
West Bengal’s Delhi wall may disappear: What schemes could BJP rule in Kolkata unlock?West Bengal's long-standing political clashes with the central government over welfare schemes are set to change. With the BJP now in power...
New Delhi asks Bengal to fast track central schemes after Mamata exitThe Centre has flagged West Bengal's failure to implement key central schemes for tribal welfare. Programs like PM-JANMAN and DAJGUA, launc...
TMC 'betrayed' women, will be punished in Polls: PM Modi in BengalPrime Minister Narendra Modi attacked Trinamool and Congress for allegedly conspiring to defeat the Women's Reservation Bill. He addressed ...
Centre to consider demands for greater empowerment of autonomous district councils: Jual OramUnion Tribal Welfare Minister Jual Oram announced that the Centre would consider increased empowerment of Autonomous District Councils in t...
Centre set to revamp slew of tribal welfare schemesThe ministry has received the clearance of the expenditure finance committee (EFC) and is likely to get the Cabinet nod within this month.
Centre’s health and education initiatives for tribals run into hurdles in statesOf 1,530 proposals, while 205 were rejected on various grounds, 1,325 were found deserving. Of these 1,288 are still pending at the state l...
Enact law to ensure tribal funds can’t be diverted: NCSTThe Centre had allocated Rs 39,135 crore, the highest amount so far, under the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) or Scheduled Tribes Component (STC) fo...
PM Modi directs tribal affairs ministry to identify projects for which TSP funds can be usedAll 28 central ministries and departments are divided into three categories as per funds set aside for TSP from their total outlay.
PM Narendra Modi government to resurrect UPA initiative, Centre to revive tribal councilNCTW was set up in 2010 by the Congress-led UPA government but the initiative never took off.
PM Modi reviews progress of social schemes for tribal welfarePrime Minister Narendra Modi today emphasised the need to improve the outcomes of various interventions and enhanced convergence of the sev...
Efforts on to improve physical infrastructure in tribal areas: GovernmentVarious measures are initiated to improve physical infrastructure like roads and railways in tribal areas including those affected by left ...
Tribal funds diverted, most ministries guilty: shows RTI filed by ETDepartment of school education and literacy under the ministry revealed in its response that it had allocated 55% of the total TSP in unive...