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LS Speaker unhappy over thin attendance, urges MPs to benefit from proceed
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): Apparently unhappy with Lok Sabha witnessing thin attendance during the evening hours on Tuesday during the debate on demands for grants of Ministries of Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Speaker Om Birla appealed to the members to be present in t
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Amalgamation will bring efficiency in RRBs, says MoS for Finance Anurag
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Amalgamation will bring about better efficiency of scale, higher productivity, improved financial health of the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and greater credit flow to rural areas, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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We've cleared almost all pending payments under MGNREGA in C'garh: TS Sing
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 15 (ANI): Health Minister T S Singh Deo on Monday said the incumbent Congress government in Chhattisgarh had cleared out almost all the payment pending under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state.
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Capt Amarinder hails Pak for removal of 'permit for passage' via Kartarpur
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 14 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday welcomed Pakistan's decision to remove the requirement of a separate permit system to allow pilgrims to travel through the historic Kartarpur corridor but requested for the waiver of passport
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Huge disparity in health services provided in urban and rural areas: Venka
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 14 (ANI): India is facing acute shortage of qualified doctors and trained paramedical personnel, said Vice President Venkaiah Naidu while addressing a gathering at the inauguration of a hospital here on Sunday.
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Chhattisgarh: Women bring bank services to villagers in Balrampur
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 14 (ANI): In a major relief to villagers of the Balrampur district in Chhattisgarh, women working in self-help groups, have started providing banking services to the people in rural areas. These groups are working under the umbrella of National Rural Li
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Weaker sections in far-flung areas living in atmosphere of fear: Salman Kh
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Saturday claimed that rural area residents belonging to weaker sections of society are living in an atmosphere of fear while asserting that it is the responsibility of every Indian to feel the pain of such people.
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Govt institute imparting free computer education at J-K's Udhampur
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 12 (ANI): A rural Self-Employment Training Institute at Shiv Nagar area of the district here is providing Computer Accounting Courses to students free of cost.
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CCEA approves PMGSY-III to improve road linkages with rural markets, schoo
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the launch of the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to improve road linkages in rural areas for faster movement to facilities such as Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), schools a
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Employment under MGNREGS increased by 76.11% in 2018-19
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar apprised the Lok Sabha with employment figures under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
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India has adequate number of healthcare professionals, study finds
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): India has an adequate number of healthcare professionals, albeit their distribution is uneven between rural and urban India and across different states, a recent study has found.
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Hold padyatras in constituencies: Modi to MPs
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the party BJP MPs to hold "padayatras" in their constituencies engaging with eminent citizens from each booth and spread Mahatma Gandhi's vision on the rural economy.
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