Village Ki Chhori: Voices from Rural India

The Ministry of Tourism, under the Swadesh Darshan scheme, is developing thematic circuits in the country in a planned and prioritized manner. Under the scheme, fifteen thematic circuits have been identified for development.

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

On the occasion of Martyrs’ Day, paying tribute on the 72nd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Union Minister for Micro Small Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari, launched the limited edition of Khadi wrist watches in New Delhi on 30th January 2020. The Minister of State MSME, Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Chairman Khadi and Village Industries Commission KVIC Vinai Kumar Saxena and CEO Titan Ravi Kant were present at the event.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has termed the Bodo Agreement as a historic chapter for peace and development in Assam. Hailing the Bodo Agreement, He said it is inspired by the mantra of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas & Sabka Vishwas' and spirit of 'Ek Bharat-Shresth Bharat'.

  National Crime Record Bureau launched Police related Citizen centric services on 29th January 2020. These online services will aid Citizens in Searching their Missing Persons and Generating Vehicle non-objection certificate i.e, NOC.

Adding vision to the modernization plans of the Ministry of Railways, Junction upgradation works are in progress in several railway stations of India. Salem junction in Tamil Nadu and Dimapur junction in Nagaland are the two such railway stations where stations are being renovated and upgraded with the latest passenger amenities.

The Union Minister of State, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the Bhuvan Panchayat V 3.0 web portal in Bengaluru on 28th January. This is an easy to use Geo portal developed for database visualization, data analytics, generation of automatic reports, model-based products and services for the benefit of Gram Panchayat members and other stakeholders.

Indian Railways has commissioned the country’s first governmental Waste to Energy Plant, having the capacity of 500 Kg waste per day, in Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop at Bhubaneswar in East Coast Railway. Here's How Polycrack has advantages over the conventional approach of treating solid waste.

Union Minister for Home Affairs, Amit Shah presided over the signing of historic agreement between Government of India, Government of Assam and Bodo representatives, in New Delhi on 28th January 2020. Further, a permanent solution has been found out for the problem that has cost the region over 4000 lives. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first edition of his radio show "Mann Ki Baat" of 2020 on January 26 said Jal Shakti Campaign is taking rapid, successful strides with the help of public participation. He shared a few extensive & innovative water conservation efforts underway, in every corner of the country.