Centre lines up projects, big funding for Bengal
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The Centre has a long-standing issue with the state government over non-release of funds to beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin). According to sources, the Centre has been pushing the state to release the funds and has got some success.
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According to sources, the Centre would be concentrating on the state in the upcoming collection season starting in January.
New Delhi: With an eye on the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Centre has lined up projects and massive fund releases under its flagship missions for the Trinamool Congress-ruled state. From housing to Smart City to rural roads, the Centre is gradually unveiling a slew of measures in the election-bound state. The government is planning to sanction new rural road projects under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana phase III. Apart from this, it is also planning inauguration of projects under Smart City Mission in New
Long-lasting impact
Shekhar Shah, Director General, NCAER, said that the ongoing recovery notwithstanding, hysteresis, the long-term effect of sharp contraction of GDP in 2020-21, is likely to be long-lasting. The economy will have to grow at more than the previous trend rate for it to catch up with its pre-pandemic growth level. Conventional macroeconomic policies alone will not do. These will have to be supported by deep and wide ranging reforms, especially in the financial sector, power and foreign trade, he said.
Additional reforms in health, education, labour and land are also urgent, but these will require close coordination between the Centre and States in a spirit of cooperative federalism since these are in the main State subjects in the 7th Schedule of the Constitution, Shah added.
Kotranka sub-division in J-K s Rajouri district to have road connectivity soon ANI | Updated: Dec 20, 2020 17:58 IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 20 (ANI): Residents of Kotranka sub-division of Jammu and Kashmir s Rajouri district will soon have proper road connectivity, thanks to the Centre s Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
Locals in the area expressed elation and gratitude to the government for the facility as they used to face a lot of hardships due to the lack of proper roads.
The new roads will now connect villages like Hubbi, Kandi and Jamola. The stretch of 3-4 kilometres on this road was terrible and people could not even walk on it. I am glad to see that work is underway for its construction, said Zahir, a local who has been living in the area for about two years.
Road construction underway in J-K s Rajouri district indiagazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiagazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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KATHUA, Dec 17: Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir DDC elections, today said that, Gupkar Alliance was doing politics of destruction instead of development in Jammu and Kashmir and on the other hand the Modi Government, which is known for good governance and development, has taken the UT on the path of progress.
Addressing election rallies at Keedian Gandyal and Basantpur Anurag Thakur said, that in the last 70 years, the Abdullah-Mufti families and Congress have worked only to deceive Jammu and Kashmir. There was the responsibility of development on the shoulders of leader of these parties but they did nothing else than destruction. They only cared for personal development and plunged the State into the fire of ruin, terrorism, anarchy and separatism. The Modi Government has healed the wounds of Jammu and Kashmir and has created an atmosphere of peace and tranquility in erstwhile St