-DNA For a rural management institute working to uplift lives of the underpriviliged, absence of norms of reservation for scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) is an irony. Or it seemed so to Union minister for rural development Jairam Ramesh, who was the chief guest at Saturday's convocation of the Institute of Rural Management (Irma), Anand. As he began the convocation address, Jairam asked Irma chairman Deep Joshi to enforce reservation...
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Centre draws up 9-point action plan to develop naxal-affected areas-Girija Shivakumar
-The Hindu Concerned over the extreme left groups' penetration into tribal territories and their ability to win over the hearts and minds of people deprived of basic necessities of life, the government has drawn-up a nine point action plan to deal with a host of development challenges. The action plan is an outcome of series of meeting of a specially constituted Review Group of LWE (Left-Wing Extremism) under the aegis of...
More »Tribals in south Gujarat pay 90 per litre for petrol -Melvyn Reggie Thomas
-The Times of India SURAT: For the tribals living in interior villages of Dang, Tapi and Surat districts, driving a motorcycle has become a costly affair. While their counterparts in other areas, who have access to petrol pumps, are paying Rs 70.68 per litre, they have to shell out Rs 90 per litre for the fuel. With no petrol pumps in the interior villages, they are dependent on grocery stores selling petrol...
More »In Gujarat village, wake up at 3am or go thirsty -Yagnesh Mehta
-The Times of India SURAT: If Manjuben Chaudhary of Dinbari village does not wake up at 3.30am, she will have to walk at least five km in scorching sun to fetch water. She has to reach the village well by 4am sharp or else her turn to fill water would come after four hours. Reeling under severe scarcity, this tribal hamlet in Valsad's Kaprada taluka has been forced to chalk...
More »Grant under Indira Awas Yojna increased in Haryana
-PTI CHANDIGARH: The grant for construction of houses under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) has been increased in Haryana, an official said today. "The grant under Indira Awaas Yojana has been enhanced from Rs 45,000 to Rs 70,000 in plain areas and from Rs 48,500 to Rs 75,000 in hilly areas," a Haryana Rural Development Department spokesman said. Under IAY, the state government has spent Rs 46.61 crore during the year 2012-13. As many...
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