In a significant move ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar, the state government on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 882.87 crore to transform the revered Punaura Dham in Sitamarhi – believed to be Goddess Sita’s birthplace – into a world-class spiritual destination, drawing inspiration from Ayodhya’s Ram Temple vision.
The scheme, in 10 years of its launch on April 8, 2015, has reshaped India’s entrepreneurial landscape, drawing global recognition as a model for financial inclusion.
The Ministry of Finance said in an update on Saturday morning that 1,646 food processing projects (including food testing labs and R&D projects) have been sanctioned under various sub-schemes of PM Kisan Sampada Yojana.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) is an Act to provide for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the country by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
A total of 35 projects worth Rs 4,857.11 crore were sanctioned under the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North Eastern Region (PM-DeVINE), said Union Minister of State for Development of North-East Region (DoNER) Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, a total number of 46 hostels have been sanctioned for 5185 beneficiaries and an amount of Rs 126.30 crores has been sanctioned.
The accommodation will be for employees engaged under PMDP-2015 and taking up allied works at various locations of transit accommodations in Kashmir Valley.
Microsoft will pay $3 million in penalty in the US for selling software to sanctioned companies in Russia, Cuba, Iran and Syria from 2012 to 2019.
