More funds for social sector The Rural Development Ministry has sought more than 65 per cent increase in funds for the rural job guarantee schemes. While it wants Rs 66,300 crore for MGNREGA in the next financial year, it has sought Rs 10,500 crore for NRLM projects under the Public-Private Partnership model (PPP). It is an expanded and improved.......
Joshi says flagship programmes would be implemented better, faster The new initiatives in NREGA included entitlement of real wages at Rs. 100, setting up of the system of District Level Ombudsman, setting up of Eminent Citizen Groups to monitor implementation, enlarging the scope of works under the scheme to reach out to the small and marginal farmers and mandatory.......