30-Jun-2023: Government approves release of Rs.6,194.40 crore to 19 State Governments under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, today approved release of Rs.6,194.40 crore to 19 State Governments under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
The amount includes Rs.1,209.60 crore as Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to four States (Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh) for year 2022-23 and Rs.4,984.80 crore to 15 States (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Tripura) for year 2023-24. The release of funds will help States undertake relief measures during the current Monsoon season.
12-Jun-2023: ADB, India sign $130 million loan to promote horticulture in Himachal Pradesh
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday (8th June 2023) signed a $130 million loan to increase agricultural productivity, improve access to irrigation and promote horticulture agribusinesses to raise farmers’ income in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
The signatories to the Himachal Pradesh Subtropical Horticulture, Irrigation, and Value Addition Project were Mr. Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, for the Government of India, and Takeo Konishi, Country Director of ADB’s India Resident Mission, for ADB.
6-Jun-2023: Ministry of Rural Development convenes along with The World Bank and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2-days conference on Rural Development - ‘Evolving India: Re-imagining Rural Development for Shared Prosperity’
The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) is organising a two-day conference inviting the sharpest minds on rural development to brainstorm and create a roadmap for Rural India during the Amrit Kaal. The two-day Conference titled ‘Evolving India: Re-imagining Rural Development for Shared Prosperity’ was inaugurated by Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh today in New Delhi.
The Ministry of Rural Development contributes to India’s rural development agenda of building safety nets, enhancing livelihoods opportunities for the vulnerable and improving rural infrastructure.