The cases will be registered under the Orissa Public Demands Recovery (OPDR) Act, 1962, to recover the money provided to the ineligible ben...

The special IAY was allotted in 2014-15 to people whose houses had been damaged in cyclone Phailin which hit the district on October 12, 20...

Budgetary allocations in key rural development schemes like IAY, PMGSY, and NRLM have been reduced to the tune of over Rs 12,637 crore.

The government's new initiative assumes significance in times of global effort to reduce carbon emissions and reducing health hazards assoc...

Centre today said that it has initiated action to revamp Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) and modalities are being worked out in this regard.

"IAY waitlist was faulty as a many eligible beneficiaries were left out as highlighted in the National level monitor's report."

As per norms, only toilets can be made under MGNREGA while the beneficiary hires labour for construction of the house under the IAY.

Centre has set aside Rs 700 crore under Indira Awaas Yojana to house over one lakh families of manual scavengers, most of whom are dalits.

Currently, only toilets can be made under MGNREGS while the beneficiary has to hire labour for construction of the house under the Indira A...

Patnaik made these demands through two letters written to Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh.

The state government has decided to recruit 10,677 employees on contract and equip 821 of them with Android-based mobile phones.

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...

The Centre today hiked by Rs 25,000 the monetary assistance under its housing scheme for the poor, giving primacy to scheduled castes, trib...

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

Bihar govt said it was finding it difficult to implement central schemes like the MNREGA and the Indira Avas Yojana (IAY) for want of centr...

At present, financial assistance of Rs 45,000 is given per family under IAY in the plains, and Rs 48,500 in hilly for constructing dwelling...

Nearly half the houses constructed for the rural poor have been cornered by others in connivance with local politicians, the government has...