Rural Development department proposes to take up the construction of 9.60 lakh soak pits, 25,000 farm ponds, 5,000 percolation tanks and 5,000 borewell recharge structures as part of large-scale water conservation works over the next three months under the “Telangana Jalasiri” programme
In next five year, the massive investment in rural infrastructure includes Rs. 11,000 crore for 3837 bridges
Central team visits Belagavi to see implementation of Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)
Launching the Maa Godavari Sankalp programme, the Minister said the village works would be completed by Sankranti, and that ₹96 crore had been proposed to strengthen the 36-km embankment and improve 29 ghats
Uttar Pradesh received the highest allocation at ₹3,210.76 crore, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu, while Kerala received a considerably smaller allocation of ₹925.33 crore; concerns over centralised planning and high technological barrier persist
The Rural Development Minister says no eligible worker will be left without work; the Congress chief cites pending payments to States under MGNREGA and funding concerns under new employment law