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Odisha CM expresses concern over decreased allocation for MGNREGA in Budge
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], July 5 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday welcomed the higher allocations for sectors like health, education in the Union Budget 2019 while also expressing concern over decreased allocation for MGNREGA, and core scheme for SCs, STs and "other
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Centre has not released MGNREGA, NDRF amount for Karnataka, says Kumaraswa
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], June 27 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday said that the Central government has still not released Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) amount of about Rs 2,000 crore. Kumaraswamy also said that the National
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NHRC sends notice to Telangana government over death of 10 women labourers
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI) : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC ) has sent a notice to Telangana government after taking suo motu cognizance of a media report that "at least 10 women working under the MGNREGA scheme died when an embankment caved in on them in Narayanpet distr
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Economy not to take off if poor in villages don't have toothpaste, soap, s
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bundi (Rajasthan) [India], March 26 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that the engine of the economy of India will not start unless "toothpaste, soap, shampoo and new shirt are seen in the houses of poor" and the "Bolero" car is seen in the villages.
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Karnataka CM meets PM Modi, seeks release of funds
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and appealed for release of pending funds under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for drought rel
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Corpus of Rs 2000 crore to be created for development, upgradation of rura
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): The central government on Wednesday approved the creation of a corpus of Rs 2000 crore for Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) which will be created with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for development and upgradation of agri
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BJP demands Rahul's apology over 'cultural issue' remark
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi to apologise for calling violence against women in India a "cultural issue."
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Right knowledge of MGNREGA can bring radical change: UP CM
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said a radical change could happen in the agriculture sector by enhancing farmers' knowledge on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA).
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NITI Aayog: CMs ask to maintain 'asset creation' spirit of MGNREGA
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The first meeting of the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on coordination between the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and Agriculture was held at NITI Aayog on Thursday.
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Newly appointed MP cabinet minister appeals for state cow ministry
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 20 (ANI): Following his elevation to the rank of a cabinet minister in the Madhya Pradesh (MP) government, Swami Akhileshwaranand on Wednesday appealed to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to form a cow ministry in the state.
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India is world's fastest growing economy, says Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that India has become the fastest growing economy in the world under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Developmental work underway in far-flung areas of J&K
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The Rural Development Department of Jammu and Kashmir took out various initiatives for the development of far-flung areas across the state.
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