Govt has accepted the definition of indigenous or Assamese muslim put forward by the subcommittee: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam government last year after discussion with Muslim intellectuals has decided to formed eight sub committees which lay down a roadmap f...
21 Apr, 2022, 09.04 PM IST
Bhupinder Singh Hooda directs to constitute committee for banks mergerBhupinder Hooda today directed to constitute a committee to chalk out modalities of merger of State Cooperative and Agriculture Rural Devel...
20 Feb, 2014, 08.19 PM IST
Government sets up more than 18,000 storage houses under rural godown schemeAgriculture marketing being a State subject, state governments provide necessary post-harvest and marketing infrastructure in their States.
14 Dec, 2013, 02.55 PM IST
NABARD launches warehousing scheme for advancing direct loansNABARD has launched a NWS to advance loans to Public and Private sector for creation of storage infrastructure with a corpus of Rs 5,000 cr...
24 Oct, 2013, 10.03 PM IST
States told to build godowns for grains under Food LawCentre directed the state governments to take immediate steps for constructing intermediary godowns at block level under employment guarant...
22 Oct, 2013, 06.55 PM IST
Centre to build godowns under MNREGA to roll out food lawThe Centre has decided to set up intermediary godowns, which are generally created at block level, for efficient and smooth distribution of...
17 Oct, 2013, 06.50 PM IST
- Distribution of foodgrains under FSA from December: Maharashtra Food Minister
The Maharashtra Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Anil Deshmukh, today said that distribution of foodgrains under the Food Security Act...
01 Oct, 2013, 09.41 PM IST
Northeast rural areas to have LPG connectionsLPG connections will be available in rural and remote areas of the north east region by next year, a senior official of Indian Oil Corporat...
22 Jun, 2013, 11.18 PM IST
Giving part of MGNREGS wages as foodgrains not practical: GovtThomas had written to the Rural Development Minister to consider the option of payment of part of MGNREG Act wage in terms of foodgrains.
30 Apr, 2013, 05.01 PM IST
- Maharashtra drought: NABARD to combine its projects with rural plan
"Lakhs of people in rural areas of the State seeking employment under MNREGS can get jobs in watershed development projects," official said.
27 Apr, 2013, 12.07 PM IST
Nabard sanctions 27% more funds for West Bengal under RIDFWest Bengal has received 27% higher allocation for developing rural overheads in 2012-13 under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)...
03 Apr, 2013, 02.36 PM IST
- Rural development to bring rural warehouse construction under NREGA
Rural development ministry has, agreed to food ministry's proposal of bringing construction of food storage godowns in rural areas under NR...
21 Jun, 2012, 10.57 PM IST
- NABARD sanctions over Rs 6000 crore for fiscal 2011-12
NABARD has sanctioned Rs 6,318.27 crore for various projects in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during fiscal 2011-12.
10 Apr, 2012, 07.47 PM IST
- SBI now farms out its rate bonanza to dairy, poultry
Bank slashes interest rates to 10-10.5% for new loans from 12.10-14.85%.
30 Dec, 2010, 06.10 AM IST
- Grains go down the rotten path
The government’s efforts to augment foodgrain storage facility across the country so as to give an impetus to their procurement and prevent...
25 Jun, 2010, 07.41 AM IST
- Govt approves Rs 450 crore subsidy for rural godowns
The government approved a Rs 450 crore subsidy scheme for rural godowns on Thursday, looking to bolster agricultural marketing infrastructu...
26 Jun, 2008, 04.18 PM IST
- Onion off essential commodities list
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday decided to take out onions from the Essential Commodities Act.
20 Oct, 2004, 02.54 PM IST