Rural Development

The government has launched the operational guidelines for the third phase of the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP 3.0), with an outlay of Rs 565.5 crore for 2026-31, aimed at integrating land records, maps, registrations and related data through a GIS-based digital framework. Launching the guidelines on Thursday, Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the programme would move beyond digitisation of individual records towards an integrated land management system. "Land is not just a piece of soil; it is the pride of our farmers, the blessing of our ancestors and the identity of future generations," Chouhan said. Under DILRMP 3.0, each state will be able to develop its own "land stack" by integrating land-related datasets and systems through APIs. These state-level stacks will form the building blocks of a federated national land stack, enabling interoperability while retaining ownership and control of data with the authorities ...

Parliament's rural development panel has proposed legal recognition for digitally signed land records, automatic online mutation and expanded financial and skilling support for rural women

A parliamentary panel has urged the government to boost gram panchayats' own revenues and chart a roadmap for next-generation Panchayati Raj reforms

Learning from its first phase, the mission must now move beyond intent to honest execution

Listening is the first act of dignity restoration. It communicates to the community that their experience is valid, their knowledge is respected

The Centre has notified minimum wages under the new VB-G RAM G scheme, raising the national effective floor wage to ₹327.4 a day, while Congress called the rates inadequate

A ministry report recommends that state line departments present service delivery updates and scheme status at Gram Sabhas to improve participation, transparency and public trust

Civil society groups claim the Centre's interim allocation under the new rural jobs scheme would finance far fewer than the promised 125 days of work in several states

Gender Budget share hits 9.37% in FY27, but department-wise data shows persistent underspending, with four of five key ministries missing targets

Budget 2026-27 strengthens agriculture, MSMEs and rural infrastructure, positioning villages, Tier-II and Tier-III towns at the heart of India's Viksit Bharat vision

Centre conducts pilots in seven Varanasi villages, hackathon to make best use of drone survey data for Swamitva

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government's reform trajectory will continue with even more vigour in the coming times as it is committed to boosting 'Ease of Living'. The prime minister made this observation on a series of posts by the central government on its various reform initiatives. "Ours is a Government committed to boosting 'Ease of Living' and this thread below gives examples of how we have worked in that direction. Our reform trajectory will continue with even more vigour in the coming times," Modi said. With the hashtags #ReformInAction & #GoodGovernance, the central government said in the posts that the real test of reform is whether it reduces stress for people and 2025 marked a clear shift in governance, with reforms focused on outcomes, not complexity. Simpler tax laws, faster dispute resolution, modern labour codes, and decriminalised compliance reduced friction for citizens and businesses alike. The emphasis was on trust, predictability, and ...

The industry's fund crunch comes over lenders' fears of asset quality, repayment, and over-leverage, which ties in to the Reserve Bank of India's push for responsible lending

In this episode of Manager’s Mantra, Manoj Sinha, CEO of Husk Power Systems and TIME100 Climate Leader, shares how renewable energy and AI are lighting up rural India.

"SHIELD is designed to make rural housing cooler, more energy efficient, and more disaster resilient," another government official said

Chouhan told Gates that India's focus is on the development of climate-resistant and bio-fortified varieties to ensure future food security

Expenditure under MGNREG scheme has reached 106 per cent of the available funds, with Rs 82,963 crore already disbursed from the approved outlay of Rs 86,000 crore for FY25

Flagship rural employment scheme MGNREGS and housing scheme PMAY-G together account for 75 per cent of the budgetary allocation for the Department of Rural Development, a new report has said. In the union budget for 2025-26, the Ministry of Rural Development was allocated Rs 1,90,406 crore. The Department of Rural Development, which implements programmes to provide employment in rural areas, support economic development and ensure livelihood and social security for the poor and vulnerable, was allocated Rs 1,87,755 crore, 8 per cent higher than the revised estimates of 2024-25, while the Department of Land Resources was allocated Rs 2,651 crore, 35 per cent higher than the revised estimates of 2024-25, the report by thinktank PRS Legislative said. As of 2021, 65 per cent of India's population lives in rural areas. MGNREGS, which provides for 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year for adults of rural households, accounted for 46 percent of the allocation for the

The Rural Development Ministry on Monday issued a statement warning against a "fraudulent advertisement" purportedly carrying out recruitment by the name of 'The National Rural Development & Recreation Mission'. "The Ministry of Rural Development wishes to draw attention of the general public to fraudulent advertisements by an organisation purportedly carrying out recruitment in the name of the ministry," it said. "The National Rural Development & Recreation Mission-NRDRM claiming to have its office at Dr Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi, 110001 and websites viz-a-viz www.nrdrm.com (http://www.nrdrm.com) and www.nrdrmvacancy.com (http://www.nrdrmvacancy.com), does not work under the purview of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India, as claimed," they said. The ministry warned the general public that any recruitment activities undertaken by the 'National Rural Development & Recreation Mission-NRDRM' do not have the ministry's endorsement. "The MoRD ...

At the inauguration, PM Modi interacted with artisans and was felicitated by Nabard Chairperson Shaji KV