In regards to the development in the social sector and inclusive growth Chidambaram said that faster economic growth has begun to get translated into more inclusive growth, both in terms of employment generation and poverty reduction…
He pointed out that workers under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Senior Citizens receiving old age pensions should be all covered under the banking system. The last man and woman in society should be covered in the financial inclusion…
In order to strengthen the implementation of NREGA, Union Minister of Rural Development, Dr Raghuvansh Prasad Singh stressed upon the need for…
The programme was launched on 2nd February 2006,and CAG were requested by The Ministry of Rural Development to conduct a performance audit in the very first year of its implementation 2006-07 to assess gaps…
In order to ensure transparency, the Orissa government plans to introduce the electronic grievance redressal system (EGRS) in the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), for the NREGS job seekers in the state.
National Informatics Centre, Government of India, which is the nodal agency for providing backbone support for all e-Governance initiative in the country, is said to come up with two Data Centres of tier 2 and 3 claas standards in two Indian cities – Pune and Hyderabad.
To disburse the wages to NREGA (National Rural Employment Gurantee Act) workers, the Department of Posts in India, in collaboration with National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is working towards establishing an electronic payment system.
The Rural Development Minister of India G Chinna Reddy announced that soon smart cards would be issued for pensioners of the Andhra Pradesh (India) .
Soon, villagers of remote areas in Andhra Pradesh (AP), India, will have the convenience of biometric based smart card and enjoy the facility of ‘anytime money’ in their villages.
Smart cards for the poor would be becoming a reality in Andhra Pradesh (India) with the state government proposing to launch such cards for people below poverty line (BPL) in 17 districts by March, 2008. The Anchra Pradesh state government has invited Expression of Interest (EOI) from companies and NGOs by January 18, 2008 for operationalising the smart card schemes. The identified companies and NGOs, according to the state government, would have to operate the smart card scheme, disburse benefits at remote locations and ensure proper functioning of the system.
