Ministry of Minority Affairs ensures inclusive development of minorities through PMVIKAS Scheme

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Minority Affairs through its PM VIKAS Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme which seeks to facilitate opportunities for minority communities in education, skilling, and employment to ensure their inclusive development. In this scheme projects are allocated to Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) irrespective of States. Therefore, details of allocation State wise is not maintained. No proposal has been made to enhance a sepa...


India's Renewable Energy Installed Capacity Surges Nearly Fourfold to 288.58 GW Since 2014

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Source Installed Capacity (GW) Solar power 162.15 Wind power 57.44 Bio power 11.75 Hydro power 57.24 Total 288.58 Renewable energy installed capacity in the country has increased form 76.38 GW in 2014 to 288.58 GW as on 30.06.2026. Source-wise installed capacity under solar, wind and other renewable sources is given below: So far, a total of 297.36 GW non-fossil fuel sources based electricity capacity has been installe...


FUNCTIONING OF PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Rank DI Framework Functions Finances Functionaries Capacity Building Accountability State Score State Score State Score State Score State Score State Score State Score General Category States 1 Karnataka 72.23 Kerala 83.56 Tamil Nadu 60.24 Karnataka 70.65 Gujarat 90.94 Telangana 86.19 Karnataka 81.33 2 Kerala 70.59 Maharashtra 74.74 Karnataka 57.62 Kerala 62.89 Tamil Nadu 84.25 Tamil...


E-GRAM SWARAJ PORTAL IN SCHEDULED TRIBE-DOMINATED AREAS

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. State Name Total PESA Panchayat Total Villages Approved PESA Main Plan 1 Andhra Pradesh 609 1613 609 2 Chhattisgarh 5552 9891 5532 3 Gujarat 2889 4701 2755 4 Himachal Pradesh 178 1533 164 5 Jharkhand 2066 17240 2066 6 Madhya Pradesh 5197 7710 5173 7 Maharashtra 2918 4317 2907 8 Odisha 1390 11668 1390 9 Rajasthan 1608 5690 1604 10 Telangana 1314 1321 1314 Total 23,721 65...


SVAMITVA SCHEME IN UTTAR PRADESH

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As on 13th July 2026, drone survey has been completed in all the notified 90573 villages in Uttar Pradesh and 1.01 Crore property cards have been distributed across nearly 67 thousand villages in the State. As on 13th July, 2026, about 1.20 crore Property Cards have been prepared covering nearly 75 thousand villages, which is about 83% of the notified villages in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The SVAMITVA Scheme has been extended ti...


Dr. Jitendra Singh Calls for Professionalising Municipal Governance through Research, Capacity Building and Financial Reforms; IIPA and ICAI Sign MoU

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that India's next generation governance reforms must be driven by evidence-based decision making, professional capacity building and robust financial management at the grassroots. Stressing that muni...


NHAI to Share National Highway Data with Government Research Institutions for Research and Innovation

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Reinforcing its commitment to research and technology-driven infrastructure development, NHAI has introduced a comprehensive framework to facilitate seamless sharing of National Highway infrastructure and operations data with premier Government research institutions. The framework will enhance procedural efficiency by reducing time required for initiating collaborative academic research, while promoting innovation for the developme...


FUNDS FOR DAY-NRLM

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State- wise Central allocation, Release and Expenditure under NRLM during FY 2026-27 (Rs. in Lakh) S.No States/UTs Central Allocation Released/Mother *Expenditure (up to June 2026) 1 Andhra Pradesh 41,406 20,703 18,109 2 Telangana 29,576 14,788 7,172 3 Bihar 1,68,859 84,429 0 4 Chhattisgarh 37,505 18,752 10,098 5 Goa 1,200 600 548 6 Gujarat 26,719 13,359 2,670 7 Haryana 15,719 7,860 0 8 Him...


PHASE-WISE CONSTRUCTION OF RURAL ROADS UNDER PMGSY

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State/ UT Completed Road Length (in km) Connected Habitations Andaman & Nicobar 150 7 Andhra Pradesh 18,764 1,416 Arunachal Pradesh 14,909 622 Assam 32,212 13,721 Bihar 62,724 31,293 Chhattisgarh 44,828 10,691 Goa 155 1 Gujarat 15,458 3,047 Haryana 8,042 1 Himachal Pradesh 23,408 2,562 Jammu And Kashmir 19,875 2,132 Jharkhand 32,008 10,953 Karnataka 24,008 295 Keralam 4,836 401 Madhya Pr...


ACHIEVEMENT OF TARGET UNDER PMAY-G

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr.No. State Houses Sanctioned Houses Completed Houses Under Construction 1 Arunachal Pradesh 5,497 5,497 0 2 Assam 21,60,640 15,44,832 6,15,808 3 Bihar 22,10,788 15,12,269 6,98,519 4 Chhattisgarh 13,54,352 9,63,548 3,90,804 5 Goa 0 0 0 6 Gujarat 4,18,814 3,14,715 1,04,099 7 Haryana 54,816 19,805 35,011 8 Himachal Pradesh 85,281 57,162 28,119 9 Jammu And Kashmir 1,98,923 1,92,741 6,1...