Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh, in an article on left-wing extremism (“From Tirupati to Pashupati?” The Hindu , October 14, 2011), observed candidly: “It is not the naxals who have created the ground conditions ripe for their ideology — it is the singular failure of successive governments both in the States and the Centre.” There lay the main cause of the festering sore of naxalism, often characterised as left-wing...
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Centre releases Rs 200 crore to Kerala under PMGSY
-PTI Centre released an additional Rs 200 crore to Kerala under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), a central scheme for building rural roads. "I am happy to inform you that my Ministry has released an amount of Rs 200 crore to your state towards part payment of first installment of Phase VII under PMGSY pending audit report and final utilisation certificate for the year 2010-2011, maintenance certificate etc," Ramesh said in...
More »Food grain availability on the decline
-PTI Daily food grains availability per person in India has dropped by nearly 7 Grams in the last five years, Parliament was informed on Friday. Per capita availability of food grains stood at 438.6 Grams per day in 2010 compared to 445.3 Grams per day for a citizen in 2006, Minister of State for Agriculture Harish Rawat said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. It was 442.8 Grams per day in...
More »Training proGramme for PRIs concludes
-The Times of India Non-payment of wages in time under MGNREGA, rampant corruption at different levels, effectiveness of e-Shakti project, assistance for development from Finance Commission, non-issuance of identity cards to the PRI's elected representatives, formation of sub-committees in panchayats and use of Right to Information were some of the issues that cropped up during the five-day training proGramme for the office bearers of the three-tier panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) held...
More »RD ministry goes plan panel way, to discuss annual funds with states by Subodh Ghildiyal
The Union rural development ministry has decided to ape Planning Commission's discussion with states for annual finances to send a stronger message about Centre's authorship on welfare schemes, a move aimed at addressing the longstanding gripe of Congress that states were cornering all the credit. The ministry has asked states to prepare for "annual plan discussion for RD schemes" from 2012, a consultation to finalise their budget for each scheme...
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