Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

Union Budget 2019: FM Piyush Goyal says India is fastest highway developer in world with 27 km of roads built every day

Crediting the government for rolling out stuck projects like Eastern Peripheral Expressway to decongest Delhi and Bogibeel Bridge in Assam, Piyush Goyal said India also witnessed container movement on waterways

Budget 2019: With signs of rural distress looming large on economy, MGNREGA could be hope for bringing some cheer

It remains to be seen whether the increased allocations will help manage clearing the wage dues as labour wage expenditure has already crossed Rs 55,000 crore under MGNREGA this year.

'If someone calls for discipline, he is branded autocratic', Narendra Modi remarks at Venkaiah Naidu's book launch

The 245-page book titled "Moving on…Moving forward: A year in office" brings out Venkaiah Naidu's "mission of engagement" on four key issues with various stakeholders across the country and its alignment with the mission of a new India in the making

Clean drinking water, proper healthcare, access to good roadways and electricity still a concern in rural India, says report

Rural India remains 'unlit' and without clean drinking water, proper healthcare, access to good roadways

Gap between skilled and unskilled, rural and urban, online and offline is reducing; Bharat no longer backbencher of growth story

Proactive and agile policy frameworks have already played a key role in India’s growth based on utilising its technological framework and are now leading to an empowered Bharat.

Caste networks are enabling rampant corruption in India's rural roads programme

Between 2001 and 2013, state lawmakers unfairly awarded rural road building contracts worth Rs 3,592 crore to contractors from their own caste.

Ram Nath Kovind hopes for passage of triple talaq bill, says Modi govt committed to empower minorities, farmers and youths

Ram Nath Kovind exuded confidence that law to ban instant triple talaq will soon become a law and the Muslim women can live a life free of fear and dignity

'Has India granted China a franchise to build roads?': Congress attacks Centre over Tuting

Attacking 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

More 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

Assam CM launches a new web portal to provide data to people on government projects

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today launched a web portal 'Assam Darpan' where details of government schemes and projects would be available.