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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...
Hobby to hustle: Six years ago, the pandemic and lockdowns sparked a wave of micro-entrepreneurs. Here’s how some built to lastIndia’s Covid-era “hobby economy” — spanning gardening, baking, fitness and pet care — has evolved into a ₹1.5-2 lakh cr market, though not...
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...
India’s agentic boom tests regulators; Qcomm growth hits brakesHappy Friday! India’s AI agent boom is outpacing the guardrails meant to keep it in check. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
47 villages along Nepal border in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri to get roads, telecom under Village Programme IILakhimpur Kheri's border villages are set for a major upgrade. Forty-seven villages near Nepal will receive all-weather roads and telecommu...
Centre charts post-Naxal future to prevent slide-backIndia aims for a Naxal-free nation by March 31. A 10-point plan is underway to prevent reclaimed areas from reverting to extremism. This st...
VB—G RAM G Bill gets President nod, replacing MGNREGA with new rural employment policyPresident Droupadi Murmu has approved the VB—G RAM G Act, replacing MGNREGA with a new rural employment policy. This legislation guarantees...
Govt to bring G RAM G Bill to replace MGNREGA; new law to guarantee 125 days of wage employmentA new bill, VB-G RAM G, is set to replace MGNREGA, guaranteeing 125 days of wage employment annually to rural households. The legislation i...
VB-G RAM G: Govt to bring new rural employment Bill in Lok Sabha guaranteeing 125 days of wage employment, set to replace MGNREGAA new bill, the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, is poised for introduction in the Lok Sabha. T...
87% of funds for vulnerable tribals unspent, House panel flags concernsAbout 87% of funds for the welfare of particularly vulnerable tribal groups under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan rem...
PM Modi to unveil projects worth Rs 83,000 crore in Jharkhand, address BJP rallyPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate development projects worth over Rs 83,300 crore in Jharkhand. Key initiatives include the Dhar...
Cabinet nod to Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan; earmarks Rs 79,156 crore for upliftment of tribal communitiesThe Union Cabinet, led by PM Narendra Modi, has approved the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan with a budget of Rs 79,156 crore. ...
Union Budget 2024: Rs 13,539 crore allocated to social justice departmentThe key areas of funding include Rs 9,549.98 crore for the 'Umbrella Scheme for Development of Scheduled Castes', a significant increase fr...
PM Modi to launch Rs 24,000 crore scheme for empowerment of tribals on Nov 15These tribes stay in scattered, remote and inaccessible habitations, often in forest areas and hence the mission has been planned to satura...
Cong only interested in keeping poor in poverty: BJP chief NaddaBJP chief JP Nadda criticized the Congress for opposing the deployment of senior officers to districts to showcase the government's achieve...
Government to launch mega drive for full saturation of welfare schemes as PM Modi sets target of 6 monthsThe drive will ensure the saturation of schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen), National Rural Livelihood Mission, PM KIS...
FM notifies scheme to improve socio-economic condition of vulnerable tribesIn her presentation of the Union Budget for 2023–24 to Parliament, she announced that Rs 15,000 crore would be made available to carry out ...
Finance ministry to meet heads of public sector banks on Thursday; to review progress of various schemesThe meeting with managing director and CEOs of public sector banks is scheduled to be held on January 19 and largely for reviewing the sche...
Odisha to invest Rs 1,000 crore for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal GroupsThe Odisha government plans to invest around Rs 1,000 crore to provide better housing and livelihood programmes for them.
- Four-lane national highways to Nashik to be completed by April
The first phase of the four-laning of national highways to Nashik is expected to be completed by April ’07, according to state PWD minister...