West Bengal Panchayat, Rural Development and Animal Resources Development Minister Dilip Ghosh on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the previous Trinamul Congress (TMC) administration, alleging that “threat culture”, corruption and administrative irregularities had crippled governance in the state for years.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday directed officials to accelerate rural infrastructure projects, strengthen panchayat-level governance and expand women-led self-help groups across Jharkhand during separate high-level review meetings held at the state secretariat.
Presenting the demands for grants in the House, Finance Minister Radha Krishna Kishore said the additional outlay was necessitated by emerging requirements during the current fiscal and the need to accelerate key development works.
In Madhya Pradesh, an amount of Rs 652.55 crore has been released as the second installment of Untied Grants for FY 2024-25.
He emphasized that these challenges cannot be addressed through conventional methods alone, but require innovation, technology and strong institutional financial support.
The workshop was chaired by BJP Jharkhand president and Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi. Union Minister for Power, Housing and Urban Affairs and former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar attended as the chief guest.
During the yatra, Nitish Kumar will also inaugurate and lay foundation stones for various development projects, aimed at giving a fresh impetus to Bihar’s development journey.
Celebrating 25 years today, the PMGSY stands out as one of India’s most impactful rural infrastructure initiatives.
In Odisha, out of 51,176 villages (as per data of Registrar General of India), 49,614 villages are covered with mobile connectivity and 49,025 villages have 4G mobile connectivity, Minister of State for Communication, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
The national capital is all set to host the Saras Aajeevika Food Festival 2025, being organised by the Ministry of Rural Development at Sunder Nursery from 1-9 December.
