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PM Modi hails PMAY, says we need to strengthen poor to end poverty

Modi was speaking at the virtual housewarming ceremony of 1.75 houses built in rural parts of Madhya Pradesh under the PMAY

Covid-19 impact: Demand for work under MGNREGA saw 21% jump last month

Data sourced from the MGNREGA website till June 1, shows that in June, around 43.7 million households sought work under the scheme that was the highest in last seven years

Jal Jeevan Mission to add 11.5 million household tap connections by FY21

The scheme is also expected to generate through construction as well operation and maintenance activity undertaken for piped water supply

Channelling into a new stream

Boosting investment to creating employment: Officials managing the Jal Jeevan Mission are setting goals beyond universal water supply

Over 16 crore rural households have access to toilets: Govt tells LS

Shekhawat said out of the over 16.34 crore rural households which have access to toilets, 2.84 crore are in Uttar Pradesh, 1.59 crore in Bihar and 1.37 crore in West Bengal

The urban-rural culture clash

Urban lives are the opposite of rural ones, especially when it comes to evenings out

Rural revival raises its head in demand for automobiles

Fast-moving consumer goods, agricultural products await effect of post-monsoon rise in rural incomes

One in every three rural households living in debt

Indebtedness in rural areas rising at faster pace than in urban ones