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...


RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under Budget Estimate (BE) 2026-27, Rs. 2,31,423.14 crore has been allocated to the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), of which Rs. 2,28,768.81 crore is for the Department of Rural Development. Allocation under BE is made against various programmes/schemes of the respective Departments but not State/UT-wise. Out of the allocation made for the programmes/ schemes under the budget estimate, funds are released to the States/Union T...


REVISION OF AMOUNT UNDER NSAP

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is being implemented across the country as a social security programme, for vulnerable sections of the society such as old aged, widows and disabled persons belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL). The rate of Central assistance under NSAP pension schemes including National Old Age Pension Scheme, National Widow Pension Scheme and National Disability Pension Scheme was last revised in 2012....