Damage Of Crops Due To Heavy Rains
<p>There have been extreme weather events in the form of heavy rains in some parts of the country which affected the standing crops. Among states, Bihar is mostly affected, where 9,22,038.82 hectares area
Rajya Sabha
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Effect Of Covid-19 On Employment Under Mgnrega
<p>In reply to a question, whether there has been a drop in average persondays generated under MGNREGA due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar , Minister Of Rural Development said in Rajya
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The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020
<p>A Bill further to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 was enacted to provide for better prevention of the spread of dangerous epidemic diseases. The Act empowers the
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The Pesticide Management Bill, 2020
<p>The Pesticide Management Bill, 2020 was introduced in Rajya Sabha by the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar, on March 23, 2020. It seeks to regulate the manufacture,
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on compensation for not being provided with employment under MGNREGA, 13/03/2020
<p>As per Section 7 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), unemployment allowance is payable in case an applicant is not provided employment within
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on status of Karnataka watershed development project, 13/03/2020
<p>Karnataka Watershed Development Project-II (Sujala-III) has flnancial assistance from the World Bank by Goverment of Karnataka. The original outlay of the project was Rs.5 14.40 crore (USD 85'70
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on construction of houses under PMAY-G, 13/03/2020
<p>To achieve the objective of “Housing for All” by 2022, the erstwhile rural housing scheme, Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) has been restructured into Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G)
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on barren land in Gujarat, 13/03/2020
<p>According to Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmerswelfare, out of 196.02 lakh hectare Geographical area of Gujarat, 25.S}lakh hectare (13'02%)is barren and
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on household covered under Deen Dyal Antyodaya Yojana, 13/03/2020
<p>Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) is a centrally sponsored programme that aims at eliminating rural poverty through promotion of multiple livelihoods for each
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on infrastructure facilities to gram panchayats, 13/03/2020
<p>As per information there are 662336 villages in the country. Further, out of 257816 Gram Panchayats (GPs)/ Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) across the country, 59657 are not having their own building. ‘Panchayat’