Bring back the social sector, but not interventionist planning

SEZs and socialism

Centre cuts foodgrain supply for Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana

NREGS expansion

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Lean, mean scheme

Budget to start process of reforming Central rural schemes, 45 years after first demand

Free from poverty line

Centre delinks access to welfare schemes from poverty line

In short

Rural ventures

A slew of elementary schemes aim to alleviate poverty

Repeat and step it up

A consumer movement is born

Villages plug into the grid, manage their own supply  

Rural development

Several flagship schemes have faced huge cuts in annual allocation

First comes chick

Kuroiler hens offer a poultry business model that can fight poverty, nutritional stress

Why only panchayats?

Other local associations can also manage watersheds effectively

IN SHORT

NREGA needs a paradigm shift

Budget leak backward districts get short shrift

Rural employment guarantee scheme does not work as envisaged

Government tries to harvest success with farmer-friendly Budget

The 2016 Budget has the right intent for the rural sector, but lacks clarity

The Bharat Nirman outpour

Rs 174,000 crore sanctioned for new scheme to build rural infrastructure

Karnataka legislature amends state Panchayati Raj Act

Wavering

New priorities

MGNREGS workers in Kerala to get pension

State and Centre to contribute Rs 1,000 each per head

Budget offers big push for rural infrastructure

Green transportation gets lip service