The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) is taking action on mission mode to provide employment to migrant workers who have returned to their native villages of 6 states namely Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The Abhiyaan is empowering villagers with livelihood opportunities in 116 districts of ... Read More »
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Under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, 1858 roads of length 11,517 km and 84 bridges have been completed in Jammu & Kashmir
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, is a flagship program of Govt. of India for providing connectivity to unconnected habitations, based on census 2001. In the UTs of J&K and Ladakh, all unconnected habitations of population above 250, are eligible under the program. In the UT of Jammu & Kashmir, 3,261 ... Read More »
PM Gram Sadak Yojana providing connectivity to unconnected habitations in J&K, Ladakh UTs
In the UTs of J&K and Ladakh, all unconnected habitations of population above 250, are eligible under the program. In the UT of Jammu & Kashmir, 3,261 roads of length of 19,277 km and 243 bridges have been sanctioned, out of which 1858 roads of length 11,517 km and 84 ... Read More »
Due intermittent rain in Maharashtra water level in rivers, reservoir rises
Administration in respective districts are on high alert, to ward off any hazard due to flooding. The incessant rains in Sangli since last three days has led to the rise in water level in Krishna river. Due to the surge in water level, people residing on the riverine have been ... Read More »
Major Improvements in National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Schduled Castes students w.e.f. selection Year 2020-21
The Annual Family Income limit for National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Castes students w.e.f. selection year 2020-21 has been increased from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh per annum. Students securing admission in higher ranking institutions internationally will be given preference. The minimum qualifying marks have been increased ... Read More »
Government reaches the landmark of distributing more than 3 Cr N95 Masks to States
Along with augmenting COVID-19 facilities, the Union Government has been providing medical supplies free of cost to the State/UT governments to supplement their efforts. Most of the products supplied by Government of India were not being manufactured in the country in the beginning. The rising global demand due to the pandemic ... Read More »
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to launch the platform for “Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest” on the 13th August 2020.
Prime Minister will launchthe platform for “Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest” via video conferencing on the 13th August 2020. TheCBDT has carried out several major tax reforms in direct taxes in the recent years. Last year the Corporate Tax rates were reduced from 30 percent to 22 percent and for ... Read More »
21 ESIC Hospitals converted into dedicated COVID-19 Hospitals across the country: Santosh Gangwar
During his address, Gangwar informed that the Plasma bank is a very important facility in the context of treating Covid-19 patients. Gangwar further said that in this crisis Covid situation, 21 ESIC Hospitals across India have been converted into Dedicated Covid-19 Hospitals. More than 2400 Isolation beds, 550 ICU/HDU beds ... Read More »
Kerala: 11 dead in Idukki as major landslide causes destruction
Nearby hill crumbled to houses of the labourers in the plantation in Nemakkad area of Idukki. Three housing complexes have been swept away. Eleven dead bodies have been recovered till now. Nearly 78 persons are believed to be trapped. 12 people have been admitted in hospital. The complex was housing ... Read More »
Relief & rescue operation intensified in flood affected areas of Bihar
The worst affected districts are Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur and Sitamarhi. The swirling water of Gandak, Bagmati and Burhi gandak has engulfed low lying areas. Affected people who are living in low lying areas have been advised to move to higher places. 36 people have lost their lives in flood related ... Read More »
Bihar: Flood situation further deteriorates; relief & rescue operations intensify
The swirling water of Gandak, Burhi Gandak and Bagmati is also inundating fresh areas of affected districts. Over 56 lakh people of 14 districts spread over 1,082 Panchyats are reeling under the impact of flood. Flood situation is grim in Samastipur, Madhubani, Sitamarhi and East Champaran. Twenty three people ... Read More »
Flood situation worsens further in northern parts of Bihar
Over 55 lakh people spread over 14 districts are reeling under the impact of devastating floods. The worst affected is Darbhanga where about 17 lakh people have been affected. The other affected districts are Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Sitamarhi and East Champaran. People who are living in low lying areas of Darbhanga ... Read More »
Punjab Police arrest 17 more in hooch tragedy, taking total arrests to 25; death toll mounts to 80
A mafia mastermind, a woman kingpin, a transport owner, a wanted criminal and owners/managers of various dhabas from where the illicit liquor was being supplied are among the arrested accused, disclosed DGP Dinkar Gupta. The raiding parties have also seized large quantities of Lahan from various villages and dhabas in ... Read More »
Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar releases booklet on Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme
Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar today released a booklet on “Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP)” of Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development based on the presentations made by the States during Regional and National workshops since ... Read More »
Prediction of decline in GDP due to GST and demonetization has been proved wrong, says Arun Jaitley
In a Facebook post, he said those who predicted a 2 per cent decline in GDP growth have been proved wrong. Arun Jaitley pointed out that the economy rewards structural reforms, fiscal prudence, and macro-economic stability. In an article titled ‘The Economy and the Markets Reward Structural Reforms and Fiscal ... Read More »