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September 22, 2026 3:27 PM
India’s rural transformation is increasingly being shaped by an approach that goes beyond delivering government schemes to households and seeks to build strong community institutions, sustainable livelihoods and local entrepreneurship. The latest d...
September 19, 2026 10:25 AM
The Ministry of Rural Development is set to commence training batches under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) 2.0 across most States and Union Territories from October 2026. As part of the first phase, preparedness for the laun...
September 16, 2026 4:39 PM
India’s farmers play a central role in ensuring the country’s food security and sustaining the rural economy. Recognising their contribution, the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has continued to focus not only on improving farmersâ€...
July 13, 2026 4:24 PM
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan will undertake a two-day visit to West Bengal on July 13 and 14 to review key agriculture and rural development programmes, hold high-level discussions wi...
July 22, 2025 5:37 PM
India’s most extensive tribal development initiative, the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PM JUGA), has reached over 5 crore tribal citizens across 63,000 villages since its launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 2, 2024, fr...
March 27, 2025 4:34 PM
The Union Government has released over Rs. 436 crores as the second installment of the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) Grants for rural local bodies in Karnataka and Tripura for the financial year 2024–25, as stated by the Ministry on Thursday...
March 1, 2025 6:31 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reaffirmed the government's commitment to achieving the goal of a developed India, emphasizing that empowering and prospering farmers remains a key focus of his administration. Addressing the post-Budget we...
February 7, 2025 11:58 AM
The Union Budget 2025-26 brings a significant package for rural India, allocating Rs. 1,88,754.53 crore to drive comprehensive development across 6.65 lakh villages, supporting 2.68 lakh Gram Panchayats and Rural Local Bodies as per a press release i...
August 21, 2023 12:25 PM
In a cooperative effort between the Ministry of Panchayat Raj (MoPR) and the Panchayati Raj & Rural Development Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, a National Workshop has been inaugurated today. The workshop's emphasis will be on Theme 8: Pan...
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