FM asks banks to fill backlog vacancies, boost SC coverage in all schemesIn a meeting to review the progress of various government schemes aimed at the welfare and upliftment of SCs, the Finance Minister urged ba...
27 Sep, 2022, 09.29 PM IST
MFIs pitch for issuance of tax free social bonds by NABARD, SIDBIIn a pre-Budget memorandum to the Finance Ministry, Sa-Dhan, the association of microfinance sector, also made a case for introduction of c...
06 Jan, 2021, 10.07 PM IST
Ahead of polls, government gets into mission mode on rural uplift“Our focus is more on backward districts. We are working on a mission mode to achieve our targets by the end of this year,” a senior govt o...
03 May, 2018, 06.22 AM IST
2.95 crore houses to be built under PMAY(G) by 2022: Narendra Singh TomarThe central government was committed to uplift the poor through all possible means, he said during the launch of the construction of over 1...
19 Jan, 2017, 07.19 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi tracks progress of I-Day announcements made last yearThe progress made by initiatives such as Startup India have been collated by the industry department. The status of all rural development h...
08 Aug, 2016, 05.58 AM IST
K Rosaiah all praise for Jayalalalithaa government's initiativesAgriculture sector was the 'largest' employer in Indian economy, he said while adding that Tamil Nadu had a rural population of 51.5 per ce...
12 Jul, 2016, 01.03 PM IST
MP government to extend village self governance campaign till May 31"To incorporate some more welfare schemes in the drive, we have decided to run it for the uplift and welfare of rural people between April ...
13 Apr, 2016, 01.27 PM IST
Ultimate goal of NDA government is to empower villages, poor: Rajnath SinghRajnath Singh listed out various welfare schemes launched by the Modi government for the development of villages and upliftment of the poor.
10 Jan, 2016, 09.25 PM IST
Birender Singh lauds CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan for agricultural growth in Madhya PradeshBirender Singh praised Shivraj Singh Chouhan stating that the state's agriculture growth has remained constant which was an 'extraordinary'...
23 Sep, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
- Bhupinder Singh Hooda: 90 per cent households in rural areas of Haryana have access to banks
Hooda was speaking at a state-level function organised by Punjab National Bank here today to mark the launch of "Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yo...
28 Aug, 2014, 08.00 PM IST
Rural development ministry to revamp Indira Awaas Yojana, a move in line with Modi’s visionKey changes include making construction of toilets part of the scheme, besides providing for mandatory convergence of water & power supply
18 Jul, 2014, 09.25 AM IST
BJP questions National Conference, PDP on Article 370BJP asked National Conference, Congress and PDP to explain to people how Article 370 helped in progress and development of Jammu and Kashmi...
29 Jul, 2013, 04.58 PM IST
- 'Economic welfare of backward areas priority of Jammu and Kashmir government'
The economic welfare of far-flung and backward areas is the top priority of the Jammu and Kashmir government, a state minister said today
08 Jun, 2013, 08.09 PM IST
Centre announces Tablets to 400 youth trained under 'Himayat' in Jammu and KashmirThe Centre today announced a Tablet each to 400 youths of Jammu and Kashmir who have been trained under 'Himayat' and have completed one ye...
03 Apr, 2013, 09.40 PM IST
- 10 lakh techies will help execute schemes in villages
The Centre has approved a proposal for recruitment of 10 lakh technically-qualified personnel for execution of rural development programmes...
15 Sep, 2010, 06.32 AM IST
- FM's PMAGY plan to uplift SC community
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has reached out to scheduled castes by announcing Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) while present...
06 Jul, 2009, 09.13 PM IST
- ‘Banks committed to empower economically weaker sections’
Centre has given responsibility to banks to play an important role in uplifting economically weaker sections by providing them easy loans t...
31 Jan, 2009, 04.39 PM IST