May 12, 2021
To boost infrastructure development in J&K, more than 500 projects worth more than $80 million have been completed, and more than 2,000 projects worth nearly $800 million have been approved. Courtesy file photo
NEW DELHI Despite enormous challenges facing the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government in India has been making constant efforts to create opportunities for citizens to transform the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into a secular, decentralized, and a diverse region as well as to ensure all-inclusive development, efficient governance, socio-economic justice for disadvantaged sections of the society as well as quantum improvement in the lives of all in the UT without any discrimination.
Govt asks States to take preventive steps to curb pandemic spread in rural areas
May 11, 2021
Urges states to utilise available IT infra to provide real-time information to rural citizens. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has written to all the State governments to take preventive measures to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in rural India.
To combat Covid-19, the Ministry in its letter has suggested States to sensitise and facilitate the Panchayats/Rural Local Bodies towards meeting the challenge and provide leadership.
The Ministry has advised undertaking an intensive communication campaign for the awareness of rural communities on the nature of the Covid-19 infection and preventive and mitigation measures, following the advice of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), doctors and medical institutions, while especially taking care to dispel false notions and beliefs, it said.
COVID-19: Centre releases Rs 8923.8 crore to panchayats in 25 states ANI | Updated: May 09, 2021 11:34 IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Department of Expenditure has released an amount of Rs 8,923.8 crore in advance to 25 states for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry of finance informed on Sunday.
The grants are meant for all the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions village, block, and district, the ministry said in a statement.
The amount released is the first installment of the Untied Grants for the year 2021-22. It may be utilised by the RLBs, among other things, for various prevention and mitigation measures needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, it will augment resources to the three tiers of Panchayats for fighting the contagion. The state-wise amount of the grant released is enclosed.