Tag: Narendra Singh Tomar

Many BJP MPs seek tickets for MP Assembly polls

Several senior Lok Sabha MPs of Madhya Pradesh have not secured berths in the Union Council of Ministers. They hope that if they become state legislators they will be accommodated in the Madhya Pradesh ministry.

October 30, 2018

Naidu to launch 100 digital classrooms in 75 rural MP schools

On the initiative of MP from Gwalior and Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mining, Narendra Singh Tomar.

September 28, 2018

Goa mining sector needs legislative cure: CM Manohar Parrikar

Parrikar is currently undergoing treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences. 

September 25, 2018

Himachal bags 3 awards for best performance in PMGSY

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Tuesday that Himachal Pradesh had been conferred upon three Awards under different categories by the Ministry of Rural Development for best performance under PMGSY during 2017-18.

September 12, 2018

Birthplace Gwalior pays tribute to Atal Behari Vajpayee

Heavy rain did not deter a large number of people from gathering for a last viewing of the ‘Asthi Kalash’ (urn of ashes) of former prime minister, the late Atal Behari Vajpayee, at his birth place here. A prayer meeting and the ‘Asthi Kalash Yatra’ were held here on Tuesday. People of various sections of …

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August 24, 2018

MP meetings to pay tribute to Vajpayee

A series of public meetings will be organised in Madhya Pradesh to pay tribute to the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee from 21 to 30 August. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will attend a meeting at Gwalior, Vajpayee’s birth place, on 22 August. The public meetings will begin in Bhopal on 21 August. Chouhan, …

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August 21, 2018

MP govt has worked for farmers welfare: Tomar

Union minister for Panchayati Raj and mining and election campaign committee (ECC) chief for Madhya Pradesh Narendra Singh Tomar (in photo) feels the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in the state has done the most work for farmers’ welfare in the country. He said the Congress will not succeed in misguiding the people on this issue. …

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June 7, 2018

Gwalior’s historic quarter to be restored under SCM

Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, a city founded in the 6th century, has been chosen for area-based development under the Centre’s Smart City Mission (SCM). The Maharaj Bada, an oval-shaped market built by the Scindias with elements of Victorian, Greek, Roman, Gothic and Indian architecture, will be redeveloped and restored. Five heritage buildings, including the historic …

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May 12, 2018

BJP to contest MP polls under Chouhan’s leadership: Tomar

Union minister and newly appointed BJP election campaign committee chairman for Madhya Pradesh, Narendra Singh Tomar, has declared that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is his leader and the party will contest assembly elections under his leadership. Tomar also said he is a BJP worker and will go with other party workers to seek votes …

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May 3, 2018

BJP’s MP panel bid to balance caste equations

The election campaign committee set up by the BJP in Madhya Pradesh under the leadership of Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar ahead of Assembly elections slated for the year-end is a deft attempt at balancing caste equations in the state. Apart from Tomar, who is also the MP from Gwalior, state minister for public relations …

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April 19, 2018

NALCO declares interim dividend of Rs 908 cr

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), the Navratna PSU, under Ministry of Mines declared an interim dividend of 94 per cent, i.e. Rs 4.70 per share of Rs 5 each, amounting to Rs 908.48 crore for the financial year 2017-18, on the paid-up equity share capital of Rs 966.46 cr which is company’s highest dividend since inception. …

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March 13, 2018

Trudeau visit deepens Indo-Canada relations: Mines Minister Tomar

The recent visit of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to India has deepened and strengthened bilateral relations, Union Minister for Mines Narendra Singh Tomar has said. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a joint statement have reaffirmed their commitment to the ongoing diversification and growth of the strategic partnership, based …

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March 8, 2018

Tomar calls meeting on 28 Jan to review panchayat raj system

Union Panchayati Raj minister Narendra Singh Tomar has called a meeting with panchayat ministers of all states on 28 January to review development work throughout the country. The state government is supposed to get Rs 400 crore under Mahatma Gandi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme from the Centre, said state panchayat minister Subrata Mukherjee. Senior …

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February 26, 2018

States asked to begin auction of 348 mining leases near expiry

With a total of 348 non-captive mining leases expiring in 2020, the Centre has directed states to begin auction by next year so that successful bidders have sufficient time to seek necessary clearances before commencing operations. “A total of 348 non-captive mining leases will expire on March 31, 2020…it would be appropriate for states to start …

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January 7, 2018

Tomar: Huge unemployment due to lack of skilling mission

The problem of unemployment would not have acquired such proportions if India had initiated the skilling mission for its youth soon after Independence, Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said here on Sunday. The Minister’s observation came during the event ‘Bharat ke Kaushalzaade’ — an event honouring beneficiaries of its key skilling programmes — …

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September 25, 2017

Rahul Gandhi behaving irresponsibly: Tomar

Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday accused the Congress of conspiring to instigate violence in Mandsaur, where five farmers were allegedly killed in police firing, and dubbed its Vice President Rahul Gandhi's decision to visit the state as part of his "irresponsible behaviour". "Those forces are conspiring which don't want to see Madhya Pradesh moving ahead. …

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June 8, 2017

Rural schemes have generated 814 cr mandays of work: Govt

Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said three schemes of his Ministry, MGNREGA, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), had generated a record 813.76 crore mandays of work in the last three years. Addressing the media on the achievements of his ministry in the last three years …

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May 27, 2017