Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh assured delegation from the Pension Parishad that he will write to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and draw his attention to their demands. “The issues raised by the Pension Parishad should offer the government an opportunity to relook at the way Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme is operating,” Ramesh [ Read More ]
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Be sensitive to women’s requirements: Jairam RameshRural development minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday called upon the bureaucracy to be more gender sensitive while constructing low cost toilet blocks in villages as it is linked to the empowerment of women. The minister pulled up the administrative machinery across the country for half-heartedly implementing the scheme. He said that as per Census 2011, 60 [ Read More ] Govt circulates draft land acquisition billThe government on Friday released a draftland acquisition bill that seeks to put in place a legal framework to not only protect the interests of owners and prospective buyers, but also those whose livelihoods depend on the acquired physical asset. Land markets in India being imperfect, the government intends to enact a transparent and flexible [ Read More ] |
