Tribune News Service Shimla, January 15 The government will propose an annual plan of Rs 2,700 crore (an increase of 12.5 per cent over the current financial year) for the year 2009-10 to the Planning Commission of India for approval.
New Delhi Grain procurement by the government could see a quantum jump in coming years if the proposed Food Security Bill, which assures distribution of subsidised grain to large section of population, is enacted. Food minister KV Thomas on Wednesday said the annual foodgrain procurement could reach more than 60 million tonne from the current level of 40 million tonne. Correspondingly, the g
Information: Lead District Officer of RBI M. Vijaykumar (second left), handing over a book on financial inclusion to Manager, Pallavan Grama Bank, Hosur branch, I. Asokan in Krishnagiri on Wednesday. AGM, NABARD, V. Thirumalai (second right) and Lead Bank Manager B. Vadivelu (right) are in the picture.
<p>This document analyses and highlights the views and suggestions included in reports arising out of the Planning Commissions consultations with diverse stakeholders and also seeks to bring forth similarities and differences on key issues by comparing and contrasting the suggestions of ten core forums that submitted their views to the Planning Commission.</p>
BARAMULLA, July 27: To review the implementation of Rural Health Mission in Baramulla district, a meeting of concerned officers was held here yesterday with Secretary Health and Medical Education Department Atal Dullu in chair. It was given out that out of Rs. 6.22 crore received under the programme during last three years, Rs. 5.35 crore stand expended upto June 2008. Reviewing the works taken up under RHM, the meeting was told that 51 works have been undertaken under District Plan, NABARD, State sector and BADP registering a cumulative expenditure of over Rs. 64 crore.
BHUBANESWAR: Speakers at a workshop here were unanimous on the need to identify and incubate innovative options for providing sustainable livelihoods to the rural poor. Inaugurating the workshop on Scouting and upscaling livelihoods innovations in Orissa, Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik emphasised on innovative practices to solve social problems. One model incubate in a particular area m
Mahesh Kulkarni / Gubbi (tumkur District) February 15, 2011, 0:56 IST Farmers in Tumkur district convert coconut husk into value-added products About 15,000 coconut farmers in eastern Karnataka
Nabard kick-started the Kutch-Drought Proofing Project with the aim of empowering the Scheduled Castes and Tribes, those below the poverty line, women, to improve drinking water security and fodder
Fresh vegetables grown in Poanta will now find their way to Gulf countries and metropolitan cities of India through Wal-Mart and Reliance chain of vegetable outlets. Himalaya Fresh, the brand that earlier signified frozen vegetables marketed by a Poanta-based entrepreneur, has now entered into a contract farming agreement with Poanta residents for vegetable production and its trading through international chains.
Jammu and Kashmir government has submitted a Rs 13 crore plan to NABARD for three water supply schemes in north Kashmir, an official spokesman said. He said Rs 2.96 crore road project has been
Apprehension of more farmers committing suicide looms large in Orissa as almost half of nearly two lakh peasants in the state are not going to benefit from the Rs 71,000-crore loan-waiver package announced by the UPA government at the Centre. The guidelines issued by the National Bank of Rural Development (Nabard) and Orissa State Cooperative Bank, as claimed by officials of state-controlled cooperative societies, deprive the farmers from the biggest ever loan-waiver package.
Outlay for 2011-12 fixed at Rs.58,159 crore; 16% rise over previous year GROWTH PLAN: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan releases the State Credit Plan at the regional office of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development in Thiruvananthapuram by handing over a copy to State Agriculture Production Commissioner K. Jayakumar on Wednesday.
Certain irrigation projects in the country are pending from the Second Five Year Plan - we are now into the the ninth plan. This was stated at a meeting in the Planning Commission, to review NABARD's
The State Government had prepared a strategy six months ago under the Food and Civil Supplies department and invited the investors for constructing godowns or warehouses for storing foodgrains. They were called for a meeting with Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies, Praschandra Jain. More than 300 investors from the State and outside attended the meeting held in Bhopal.
An instance of how official negligence deprived tribal farmers of irrigation facilities for nine years in Sundargarh district has come to light. Even though the State Government claimed that the irrigation project in question has been completed and ready for providing irrigation from 2009-10 kharif, the CAG in its latest report has maintained that this is not factually correct. The Katangn
Nagaland Power Minister Doshehe Y Sema is posed a number of queries by former Lok Sabha Member of Parliament W Wangyuh Konyak expressing strong doubts over a number of issues related to the mini-hydro project at Tehok.
This article critically examines the use of the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund by different states and finds that a number of aspects need to be improved to ensure proper utilisation and to reduce intra-rural disparity in India. Feb 16-22, 2008
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) will launch a watershed development programme in Himachal Pradesh under the watershed development
The Finance Minister, in his Budget Speech for 2008-2009, announced a Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme for farmers. The Scheme will cover direct agricultural loans extended to ‘marginal and small farmers’
A neglected temple tank in suburban Madambakkam now surges with new life due to the efforts of a dedicated band of people.The efforts initiated by NABARD Parivar National Development Forum
