Reclaiming retail democracy

Devolution suffers setback

India's decentralisation process receives yet another blow

100 per cent FDI in housing

Will Maharashtra boom or boomerang?

Slow march to land reform

Expert committee report crawls only after a protest

New poverty estimate soon

But will it reflect true level of poverty in the country?

Only plans, no integration

Jairam Ramesh proposes making rural job scheme less labour-intensive

Revised MGNREGS guidelines to be finalised end of this week

Stop being airtight

Community radio network is a must to ensure development

Union Budget 2020-21: Total rural budgetary allocation, including MGNREGA slashed

This comes even as rural India is suffering its worst unemployment crisis in 45 years

Not a promissory note

Demonetisation casts a long shadow over the rural economy

What happens now to Munde's grand plan to develop each village?

Prize of hard work

NIGER

Indian villages refuse telephone connections due to naxal problem

Centre fund for rural development mismanaged

Now farmland reservation

Rural development ministry suggests land reservation for agriculture

FOLLOW UP

Centre's new draft rehabilitation policy half-baked

Bihar has little money to pay workers under MGNREGS

Blames Centre for non-release of funds

Job half done

25 per cent funds allocated to national rural employment scheme remain unspent

Compiling information

License for livelihood

The plight of rickshaw pullers and vendors of Delhi catches the prime minister's attention

Devolution meet a damp squib

Precious little achieved as states resist financial empowerment of panchayats

Hope or hype?

CMP: thrust correct, implementation a challenge

BPL: a difficult line to draw