| Lalgarh shows why Naxalism is growing | 21-NOV-09 |
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| The road to Lalgarh, in the heart of West Bengal’s Naxal badlands, is now secure. But it is still a distance too far for many of the districts' administrators to travel. |
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| NREGA needs further push in state | 07-NOV-09 |
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| While Rajasthan (Rs 9,500 crore) followed by Andhra Pradesh (Rs 6,556 crore) and Assam (Rs 5,123 crore) are on top three position in utilising funds allocated by the Centre for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Karnataka has spent Rs 900 crore so far. The state needs to improve its performance, said M Lakshmana, immediate past chairman of the Institution of Engineers, Mysore Local Centre. |
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| Orissa to frame guidelines for social audit in NREGS | 27-OCT-09 |
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| Close on the heels of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the public sector State Bank of India (SBI) for implementing electronic benefit transfer (EBT) mechanism for beneficiaries under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA), the Orissa government is in the process of framing guidelines for ‘social audit’ in works taken up under NREGS. |
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| Centre asked to include HIV positive people in BPL list | 21-OCT-09 |
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| Seeking immediate release of Rs 137 crore under NREGA for the state, Orissa government today asked the Centre to include all disadvantaged groups like HIV positive people in the proposed census for BPL, official sources said. |
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| Fingerprinting scan during 2011 census for UID scheme | 16-OCT-09 |
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| The upcoming 2011 census will see the government capturing all your 10 fingerprints or do an iris scan for the National Population Register that will come in handy for the ambitious Unique Identification Number project. |
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| Bankers gear up to meet Pranab | 13-OCT-09 |
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| When finance minister Pranab Mukherjee comes to Kolkata on October 24 to meet the heads of public sector banks in the east, the minister might prod individual banks on half-yearly targets. |
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| CEGC demands transparency in NREGA payment | 07-OCT-09 |
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| Demands for transparency in wage payment under NREGA, giving "real wage" to workers and emphasis on "no deviation" from basic architecture of the scheme dominated the second meeting of the Central Employment Guarantee Council (CEGC) of the Rural Development Ministry today. |
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| India to contribute to WB facility for developing nations | 05-OCT-09 |
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| India will soon contribute to the World Bank financing facility to promote development in developing countries through exchange of expertise in areas like poverty alleviation, information technology and targeted subsidies. |
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| PMK wants NREGA extended to agri sector | 03-OCT-09 |
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| PMK founder S Ramadoss today said Centre's flagship programme NREGA, assuring employment to rural people for a stipulated period, was weaning away agricultural labourers thereby affecting farming in the state, and demanded that it be extended to agriculture sector also. |
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| Govt renames NREGA after Mahatma Gandhi | 03-OCT-09 |
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| The government today renamed its flagship rural job guarantee programme — National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) — after Mahatma Gandhi even as former minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said the country had failed to implement the panchayati raj system of Gandhi’s dreams. |
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| NREGA gets Mahatma Gandhi tag | 02-OCT-09 |
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| Government today renamed its flagship rural job guarantee programme - National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) - after Mahatma Gandhi. |
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