Pradip Kumar Majumder, minister-in-charge of the departments of panchayat & rural development and cooperation, has been conducting district-level review meetings across north Bengal, accompanied by concerned district officials and state ministers.
The state Budget announced by finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya has very successfully adopted multiple strategies to address many issues simultaneously pertinent to overall development, said Sanjay Budhia, managing director, Patton Group.
Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav and senior officers from the Union Ministry of Rural Development will also be present during the event.
Senior BJP leader and Union Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has written a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, accusing her of being anti-farmer for not implementing centrally-funded schemes for ryots' welfare.
The Union Government on Friday informed that a total of 187.5 crore person days have been generated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in FY 2024-25, providing employment to 4.6 crore rural households
As per government data, this is a 76 per cent increase in the last decade, from 1,660 crore generated between FY 2006-07 to FY 2013-14.
More than administrative tools, accurate land records are the backbone of socio-economic planning, public service delivery and conflict resolution, the government said on Tuesday.
Super typhoon Yagi that swept through Vietnam's northern mountainous localities over the weekend killed at least 21 people and injured 229 others, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Sunday evening.
The minister informed that today he held a meeting and instructed the Rural Development Board and all the agencies associated with it to set their timeline by June 15.
The state government has targeted to pay pending wages to more than one lakh migrant Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers by 1 March.
