Chief Minister of Rajasthan meets Prime Minister

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri Bhajanlal Sharma met with Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today in New Delhi. The Prime Minister's Office said in a X post; "Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri @BhajanlalBjp had a meeting with Prime Minister @narendramodi today.  @RajCMO" Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


Rural Local Bodies of 4 States Get Over Rs. 1,142 Crores as Fifteenth Finance Commission Grants

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Government has sanctioned and released the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) Untied Grants during FY 2025-26 to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)/Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab and Mizoram. These grants will further empower grassroots governance and enable need-based local development in PRIs. For the state of Madhya Pradesh, Rs. 631.91 crores have been released as the 2nd instalment ...


Press Release on the 408th Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita, M.P., Rajya Sabha presented/laid on the Table its 408th Report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, in both the Houses of Parliament on the 25th March, 2026. The Committee considered and adopted the draft Rep...


Meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) held under the Chairmanship of Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw chaired a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) today. The Agenda of the meeting focused on the issues of Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Emerging technology and Electronics Hardware Manufacturing. The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Jitin Prasada, Members of...


Raksha Mantri chairs Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting for MoD on Border Roads Organisation

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence on Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in New Delhi on March 25, 2026. Insightful deliberations were held on issues pertaining to defence, infrastructure development and ongoing strategic initiatives aimed at strengthening national security & operational preparedness. Underscoring the need for robust infrastructure a...


PRESS RELEASE ON 387TH, 388TH, 389TH, 390TH, AND 391ST REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEEON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, headed by Shri Sanjay Kumar Jha, MP (Rajya Sabha), presented and laid its 387th to 391st Reports in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, respectively, on Wednesday, 25th March 2026. The Reports were adopted by the Committee on Monday, 23rd March 2026. The details of the Reports are given below: a) Three Hundred Eighty Seventh Report on Demands fo...


Crowd sourcing Accessibility: DEPwD and APD Join Hands to Turn Every Citizen into an Accessibility Auditor

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards transforming India's accessibility landscape through technology and community participation, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, has extended its collaboration with the Association of People with Disability (APD) by signing a fresh Memorandum of Understanding in the national capital today. The M...


Press Release on the 406th Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita, M.P., Rajya Sabha presented/laid on the Table its 406th Report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) of the Department of Atomic Energy, in both the Houses of Parliament on the 25th March, 2026. The Committee considered and adopted the draft Report in its meeting he...


UMANG enabling easy and seamless access to citizen centric services through the single mobile platform

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 (till Feb'26) No. of Services 166 326 488 974 1375 1672 1836 2101 2390 2446 Transactions (in Cr.) 3.90 29.58 75.34 126.57 215.22 332.65 402.43 516.06 709.11 737.20 In line with the Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision to democratise technology and empower citizens, Government of India launched the Digital India programme in July, 2015. Under the Di...


QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF CENSUS

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The questions for the second phase (Population Enumeration), including the questions on caste, will be notified before the commencement of the second phase of the Census Operation.  The Census questionnaire is finalized on the basis of inputs/suggestions received from different Ministries, Departments, Organizations, Census data users, etc. before each Census.  The questions, including on caste, for the second phase will...