-The Times of India KOLKATA: The Centre has allocated Rs 1104 crore to Bengal under the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF). Bengal's allocation is the highest after madhya pradesh (Rs 2033 crore) and Maharashtra (Rs 3050). Odisha, Manipur and Chhattisgarh, the other beneficiaries, have received much less. Increased allocation of NDRF funds for Bengal had figured in discussions between chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 8 in...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 3313
The health-care crisis at our doorstep -PT Jyothi Datta
-The Hindu Business Line The Centre must act now as a year of medical mishaps across the nation comes to an end A little over three months ago, the country watched in horror when news unfolded of the death of a seven-year-old in Delhi from dengue and the subsequent suicide by his young parents. The harrowing experience of getting a simple thing like a bed in a hospital when you need it was...
More »Like it or not, reports show people want MNREGA jobs -Mahua Venkatesh
-Hindustan Times If you are a fence sitter on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MNREGA), not sure whether it is good or bad, here is data to confuse you some more. As payments for jobs under the scheme remain sluggish, there has been a 60% increase in households registering for the programme in the August to November period this year. The higher registration of households is expected to push...
More »MGNREGA: Par'l panel unhappy over lack of grievance redressal
-PTI A parliamentary panel today expressed dissatisfaction over lack of grievance redressal mechanism in a number of states for MGNREGA and pitched for strong monitoring for successful implementation of the flagship rural job scheme. The Standing Committee on Rural Development, chaired by AIADMK MP P Venugopal, in its eighteenth report said, "Slow progress on appointment of ombudsmen speaks volumes about functioning of the department of rural development on the issue. The Committee,...
More »States fail to implement MDMS with vigour, finds CAG report
In its performance audit of the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) carried out in 27 states (except Mizoram) and 7 Union Territories (UTs) during the period 2009-10 to 2013-14, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has observed that the provision of noon meals in public schools could not stop children's enrolment in private schools because quality of education imparted is a major concern among the guardians. (Please check the...
More »
