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Caste networks are enabling rampant corruption in India's rural roads programme
Indiaspend • 7 years agoBetween 2001 and 2013, state lawmakers unfairly awarded rural road building contracts worth Rs 3,592 crore to contractors from their own caste.
'Has India granted China a franchise to build roads?': Congress attacks Centre over Tuting
• 7 years agoAttacking the Centre over China's reported attempt to build a road in the Tuting area of Arunachal Pradesh, the Congress said it happened due to "intelligence failure" and asked if New Delhi had granted a "franchise" to Beijing to construct roads.
Over 80% habitations connected with roads under PMGSY, says rural minister Narendra Singh Tomar
• 7 years agoMore than 80% of the habitations in the country had been connected with all-weather roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), this was informed during a review meeting of the scheme
Union Budget 2017: Focus on 'welfare schemes' sends right message, it's now up to BJP to convince voters
Sanjay • 8 years agoThe Narendra Modi-led BJP government has succeeded in giving a political message through the Union Budget 2017 — it is pro-poor and is inclined to give special thrust to the welfare of the underprivileged and marginalised sections of the society.
BJP's Ambedkar's pitch: Party president Shah claims only they imbibed his vision
• 9 years agoCharging political adversaries with only using the name of Ambedkar to serve their political interests and doing nothing to promote his vision, Shah especially targeted Congress, saying it did nothing to develop places associated with the great leader's life and times despite being in power at the Centre for nearly 50 years.
PM Modi is right on PMGSY: Faulty design, lack of focus plaguing MNREGA
Sindhub • 9 years agoIn fact, with the Budget of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley entirely focused on reviving the rural economy though, it is no surprise that MNREGA is now the cynosure of all eyes
Why higher govt spending is crucial to contain rural distress
Fp Staff • 9 years agoIf PM Modi doesn't act fast enough, the farm distress is likely to prove to be his Achilles heel.
Centre to clear Rs 771 cr worth road projects for Uttarakhand
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe maximum number of 27 road projects will be taken up in Tehri, followed by 24 in Dehradun, 21 each in Chamoli and Pauri and 18 in Haridwar.
Centre mulls Rs 400 cr to Arunachal Pradesh under PMGSY
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe ministry considered Rs 400 crore worth proposal out of the Rs 801 crore proposal submitted by the state government, the sources said.
Centre approves 881 road projects under PMGSY in Odisha
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe ministry had sanctioned Rs 2,445.75 crore for construction of roads measuring 5,189 km during 2012-13 and Rs 1,067 crore for construction of 1,184 km of roads in 2013-14.