Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasized the importance of modern technical skills for the state's youth to secure lucrative job...

The fertility rate of Hindu women fell from 2.6 in the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) in 2005-06 to 2.1 in the more recent NFHS in 20...

Given the damage caused to the economy, consumption can resurge only with policy interventions including the incentives, sops and making pe...

Ministry of rural development currently revises the unskilled wage rate under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme...

As per the Management Information System (MIS), the average share of workforce under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the age group of 18-30 in 2018...

The survey shows that for 61.91 per cent voters in MP, including rural areas, better employment opportunities matter more than issues relat...

The potential workforce places a premium on the scope for career growth and run over remunerative benefits.

Citing the example of 7 per cent increase in minimum support price of rabi crop, the report said this trend is likely to continue.

The policy would also suggest steps to be taken by the states/Union Territories to achieve these goals, she said in the Rajya Sabha.

The proposal will provide impetus to the sector, benefit farmers and create vast employment opportunities, food processing industries minis...

The number of workdays being provided under the rural job flagship scheme MGNREGA has registered a decline, Lok Sabha was informed today.

Arun Jaitley on Friday said India will attract enough capital flows this fiscal to finance the current account deficit, which is likely to ...

The Government also informed Rajya Sabha that an action plan has been formulated to improve the implementation of MNREGA.

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, however, told Rajya Sabha that social audits had been effectively conducted in states like AP, Si...

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called for linking higher educational institutions with leading business houses and conducti...

The government said the ambitious scheme saw a better performance in 2012-2013 than the previous years.

The demand of foodgrains in the country is estimated at 214.03 million tons in 2007-08 and 234.26 million tons by end of 2011-12, Parliamen...