Rural Development Minister

Jammu and Kashmir floods: Gadkari to visit state to review situation

Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to review repair and rehabilitation operations.

Govt may restrict MNREGA to tribal, backward districts: Gadkari

The government on Monday indicated that it may restrict the rural job scheme MNREGA only to tribal and backward districts of the country.

A BJP worker remembers Munde: He reached out to those on lowest rung

A tribute to the late Gopinath Munde from a very close associate for many years.

Live: Gadkari gets charge of porfolios held by Munde

Union Minister and BJP's tallest leader in Maharashtra Gopinath Munde passed away after an accident early this morning. Track for live updates.

Munde's death irreparable loss for Sena-BJP: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena has expressed shock over the death of Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde in a road accident in Delhi.

FM job on Jairam radar? Sir, some original ideas please

The importance of the minister’s letter is not so much in the content as in the intent.

Investment in sanitation as important as in defence: Ramesh

Vigorously pushing the agenda of clean drinking water and sanitation, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today said investment in these sectors is as important as investing in defence.

Jairam writes to Mayawati on irregularities in MNREGA

In a 14-page letter to Mayawati, Ramesh cited the instances of alleged irregularities and corruption in implementation of the scheme in seven districts and demanded a CBI probe into it.

Flexibility in MGNREGA wages needed: Raghuvansh

Former Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, credited with launch of UPA flagship programme MGNREGA, has demanded that there be flexibility in deciding the amount.