-Frontline Despite the negative observations and criticisms, there is a strong case for MGNREGS works to be continued even in States with high per capita incomes. Hisar and Fatehabad: CONTRARY to general opinion, demand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is high in Haryana. Contrary also to the views in recent discussion papers, one of them commissioned by the Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 195
Rural Mission to be executed in phased manner-Girija Shivakumar
-The Hindu The government has reiterated that it will implement the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in a phased manner to ensure targeted and time-bound delivery of results. Recently, in a reply to a question posed in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Rural Development Pradeep Jain had said that it was the NRLM's mandate to guarantee that at least one member from each identified rural poor household, preferably a woman,...
More »Kisan credit cards buoy rural demand- Dinesh Unnikrishnan
-Live Mint In the two years to March 2012, the number of kisan credit cards grew by 28%, while the outstanding amount grew by 76% So far, the rural job-guarantee scheme, other social programmes by state governments and the raising of minimum support prices to farmers have been cited as reasons for the continued buoyancy in rural consumption and also for inflation in food items. But there could be another insidious...
More »States' debt-GSDP ratio improves in FY10-12: Icra
-PTI Financial performance of the states with relation to indicators of debt servicing such as debt as a proportion to revenue receipts and gross state domestic product (GSDP) has improved between 2009-10 and 2011-12, says an Icra report. While states like Kerala, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal remain relatively more indebted, Karnataka, Odisha and Chhattisgarh have displayed a superior performance in 2011-12 in terms of their debt relative to revenue receipts. Chhattisgarh,...
More »Rs. 2,143-crore relief for crisis-ridden farmers-T Ramakrishnan
-The Hindu All districts, except Chennai, declared drought-hit; work days under MGNREGS increased to 150 Chennai: Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced in the Assembly on Friday that all districts in the State other than Chennai would be declared drought-hit and unveiled a host of relief measures that would cost about Rs. 2,143.60 crore, focussing on the crisis-ridden Cauvery delta. Ms. Jayalalithaa said the number of days of work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural...
More »
