Villages
Patna: In a shocking revelation, it has been found by the Indian Institute of Technology study that around 70 per cent of Bihar’s rural families live under extreme poverty.
Villages
70 pc rural households in Bihar are poor: Study
Patna: In a shocking revelation, it has been found by the Indian Institute of Technology study that around 70 per cent of Bihar’s rural families live under extreme poverty.
Self sustenance plan for villages in Maharashtra to come in effect by 2027
Pune: Nileema Mishra winner of the Ramon Magsaysay award for 2011 in the emergent leadership category has set the deadline for her three phase self sustenance plan for villages in Maharashtra by 2027.
Microfinance helped 45 million Indians to come out of poverty: Survey
New Delhi: Nearly 9 million households and 45 million Indians have come out of poverty because of micro finance institutions between 1990 and 2010, says a report by Micro-credit Summit Campaign.
Rural India needs 148 lakh more houses
New Delhi: The country needs 148.25 lakh more houses in rural areas, informed Kumari Selja in the Parliament. Andhra Pradesh tops the list with the need of 13.5 lakh houses.
Indian poor not benefiting from development programmes: World Bank
New Delhi: India’s poor has not been able to benefit from the reform programmes despite the government introducing various schemes to uplift their status, says a report by World Bank.
586 villages in Ajmer put under water crisis zone
Ajmer: In a major setback, as many as 586 villages in Ajmer have been put under water-crisis zone with acute problem of drinking water.With the region well known for high temperatures, the coming summer days are being feared by the villagers.
38 Maharashtra villages to be made model villages by June
Mumbai: Under Maharashtra government's Adarsh Gaon Yojana, 38 more villages will become model villages by June 2011. The model villages will be completely self-sustainable.
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