Rural Development  

The World Bank has approved a $452 million initiative, the Assam Resilient Rural Bridges Program, to improve connectivity for over 1.8 million rural residents in Assam, especially during extreme weather conditions

In his village, Rajesh Ojha observed tribal women selling fruits by covering a daily distance of 10 to 15 kilometres. In 2017, he founded Jovaki Agrofood India to help them. He bought fruits daily at market rates, offering them a reliable source of income.

A 16 point plan has been disclosed I budget 2020 to double farmers' income by the year 2022. The Finance Minister has allocated Rs. 1.60 lakh crore for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rs. 1.23 lakh crore towards Rural Development Ministry. Here are 10 highlights of budget 2020 for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged farmers of India to produce oilseeds as there is a high demand in India. The Union minister also requested National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Chairman Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala to visit Jammu and Kashmir to ensure that the farmers get the correct price of their products in the next season.

With single-use plastic banned in India, the Himachal Pradesh government has come up with a buy-back policy to help traders dispose of their old stock of the banned product
 

Rural development and panchayat raj president LK Atheeq reportedly said that tax collection at gram panchayat level is important for self-reliance

Karnataka MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar lashed out at the Congress with regard to I-T sleuths finding more than Rs 2 crore cash from Narayana Gowda Patil, top official from the rural development department. He also questioned seven-time Congress MP KH Muniyappa for amassing 400 acres of benami land.

An executive engineer of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Narayana Gowda Patil was allegedly given crores of rupees which has now been seized by the IT department. Narayana is absconding and police are on the lookout.