-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Major initiatives of the 49-day Kejriwal government may not get quietly buried under President's rule. Lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung has directed the chief secretary and departmental heads to honour and follow decisions taken by the former Aam Aadmi Party government. So, the anti-bribery helpline launched to combat corruption will remain a priority, said sources. The free water and power subsidy schemes will continue. The public grievances...

-Live Mint Rural livelihoods have improved because of MGNREGA. It is wrong to say the scheme has not worked If some recent news articles are to be believed, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a scheme that costs less than 0.35% of India's gross domestic product (GDP), has crashed the country's economy. The latest to join this bandwagon of criticism is an editorial in Mint. ("MGNREGA: A tale...

-Press Information Bureau (Ministry of Panchayati Raj) Government of India is providing funds to States/UTs under e-enablement component of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikarn Abhiyan (RGPSA)and Rs. 40,000 is given to each Gram Panchayat for computer, Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS), printer etc. subject to eligibility conditions. Ministry of Panchayati Raj has also provided 10 software applications under e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) that seek to transform the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions...

-The Business Standard Observes that giving Aadhaar to non-citizens shouldn't be a problem The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government to clarify the structure of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to ascertain the legal validity of the agreements UIDAI had entered into with states. The court, while hearing a joint review petition by government agencies on its order on linking UID, or Aadhaar, numbers with government services, also...

-National Campaign for People's Right to Information Press Release   New Delhi: The NCPRI held a dharna outside the Congress office in the morning to demand the passage of the Grievance Redress Bill & the Whistleblowers Protection Bill. Families of whistleblowers from across the country had joined the dharna. Families and colleagues of Satyendra Dubey, Ram Thakur and Shimbu Bishnoi were present at the Dharna. Rahul Gandhi, leader of the Congress...