Ministry Of Rural Development

Chief ministers' panel and NITI Aayog deliberates on using MGNREGA funds for rehabilitation of agricultural land

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath suggested the use of MGNREGA funds in supplementing labour costs in agriculture

Centre To Use IT To Modernise National Land Records

The activities proposed under the NLRMP include computerisation of land records and registration details including digitisation of maps.

Uma Bharti says govt to come up with a model act to conserve ground, rain water

The government will soon come out with a draft model law to conserve ground, surface and rain water and increase use of treated water for non-potable purposes, said Uma Bharti

'Govt is trying to fool people with new land acquisition bill'

The National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) has organised a protest at Jantar Mantar, against the new land acquisition bill which is expected to be tabled in Parliment later this month.

SEC Census 2011 to be completed by Jan

The government said the socio-economic census, which will be used to identify beneficiaries of various schemes, is expected to be completed by January 2012.

Bharat Electronics to Manufacture Solar-powered Tablet

The tablet manufacturing industry in the country is slowly, but steadily picking up. First it was Notion Ink’s Adam, and then the budget friendly, Sakshat tablet.