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Government to roll out VB-G RAM G scheme from July 1; Parliamentary committee briefedGet ready for the VB-G RAM G rural employment program, kicking off on July 1 and taking over from MGNREGA! With backing from 25 states, thi...
Explained: What is the new VB-G RAM G Act and how will it replace MGNREGA?A new rural employment law, VB-G RAM G Act, will replace MGNREGA on July 1. It guarantees 125 days of work annually, focusing on infrastruc...
Telangana's irrigation projects double in cost: CAG reveals Rs 1 lakh crore ballooned to Rs 2 lakh crore due to delays"There were 20 incomplete irrigation projects (commenced between 1983 and 2018) to be completed by the year 2023. The original cost of thes...
PM Narendra Modi slams previous governments for neglecting people, delaying development projectsModi praised the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, saying, "Since the time Yogi Adityanath has led the government, the eastern zone is being...
Those shedding crocodile tears should be asked about their incomplete farm projects: Narendra Modi"Those who are indulging in politics in the name of farmers had no time to raise the prices of MSP (Minimum Support Price). They sat on fil...
Micro-irrigation will increase productivity: Devendra Fadnavis"We need Rs 80,000 cr to finish incomplete irrigation projects. We are working hard on it. State- and district-level committees have been s...
Nabard sanctions loans worth Rs 35,322 crore under Irrigation FundThe cabinet has identified 99 incomplete irrigation projects for funding in 18 states with a potential irrigation of 76 lakh hectares. The ...
Bembla irrigation project in Vidarbha a picture of neglectMaharashtra government has now decided to review the progress of all pending irrigation projects, including Bembla, in the region.
Give priority to incomplete irrigation projects in VidarbhaThe Vijay committee has also put a stress on optimum utilisation of water in river Wainganga & its tributaries through dams & lift irrigati...
Centre to give funds to states to complete irrigation projectsCentre has decided to provide financial assistance to state govts for early completion of various incomplete irrigation projects.
Centre to give funds to states to complete irrigation projectsGangwar said for projects receiving central assistance of 25% and up to 50% of project cost, the 90% Central Assistance has been disbursed.
Chitale committee would scrutinise all irrigation projectsCommission of Inquiry Act would not apply to this probe, said Minister for Water Resources Sunil Tatkare.
- State to survey incomplete irrigation projects, says minister
Maharashtra water resources minister Sunil Tatkare said here today that his department would survey incomplete irrigation projects in the N...
- CCEA defers decision on AIBP for further consultations
A proposal to continue the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) in the 12th Plan period was today deferred by a Cabinet Committe...
- CAG indicts Maharashtra government for irregularities in irrigation projects
CAG criticised the water resources ministry which was headed by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for nine years, between 2000 and 2009.
- CAG blames Maharashtra Government for Rs.26,617 crore cost overrun in irrigation
CAG has criticised the Maharashtra government for irregular extra expenditure on irrigation projects and these projects remaining incomplet...
- CAG raps AP government over financial management
A day after CM remarked that observations of CAG were "not scriptures", the public auditor slams AP govt's for budgeting process and financ...
- Teesta Barrage Project gets a new completion commitment
There is one more new commitment for the completion of Rs 3Kcrore multipurpose water taming project on river Teesta in West Bengal.
- CAG pegs cost overruns of irrigation projects in Orissa at Rs 3537 crore
Agriculturally backward Orissa largely banks upon rain God for farming in 60% of cropped area of the state. Irrigation is available to only...
- ‘Relief package for farmers not a magic wand’
Stating that the relief package given by the Central and state governments to farmers in the state was ‘not a magic wand’, chief minister V...