India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Central Government has approved Vibrant Villages Programme-I (VVP-I) as Centrally Sponsored Scheme on 15th February, 2023 for comprehensive development of select villages in 46 blocks abutting northern border in the States/UT of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh (UT), Sikkim and Uttarakhand. Central Government has approved Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) as Central Sector Scheme on 02nd April, 2025 with a total ou...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Smt. Archana Varma assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, on 12 August 2026. She is a 1995-batch IAS officer of the Assam cadre. Upon assuming charge, she was welcomed by Joint Secretary (Admn.), Shri Karan Singh, and other officials of the Department. Prior to this, Smt. Varma served in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Personnel and Training, and...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Press Information Bureau (PIB), as the principal information dissemination agency of the Government of India, facilitates timely, credible and accurate communication in different forms through various media platforms. Prasar Bharati plays a key role in fulfilling the mandate of public service broadcasting. Information is disseminated in multiple languages, including regional languages and dialects, using various platforms. Th...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The total number of applications received, and participants enrolled under Phase I of the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Skilling Initiative as on date is 60,253. The total number of participants who have completed 2 Modules of Phase I of the programme are 4620 and those who have completed all 4 Modules of Phase I of the programme are 552. Phase I of the programme comprises four modules with a total duration of 33 hours, d...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Sixteenth Finance Commission (FC-16), for the award period 2026-31, has recommended total grants amounting to Rs. 4,35,236 Crore for duly constituted Panchayati Raj Institutions/Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in all 28 States including Chhattisgarh. Out of this amount, Rs. 11,664 Crore has been recommended for the State of Chhattisgarh. The Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide letter dated 21.05.2026, has issued the ...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme is a four-year initiative aimed at making Panchayats financially self-sufficient by generating Own Source Revenue (OSR) through projects that utilize unexplored local assets. Proposals are selected through a State and National level open challenge system, with 50 projects taken up in the first year and 100 each in the following three years. The programme provides technical assistance ensuring par...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Panchayat, being "Local Self Government", is a State subject and part of the State list of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. However, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) since the financial year 2022-23 in States/ UTs. The main objective of the scheme is to strengthen the capacity of Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) by impa...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is implementing the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) with the objective of strengthening transparency, efficiency, and accountability in the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through digital enablement across all States. The eGramSwaraj application has been integrated with various digital governance platforms to enhance planning, fin...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year Brought Forward Receipt Disposal Pending Average Disposal Time (Centre) 2023-24 74,217 17,37,599 17,05,792 1,06,024 16 2024-25 1,06,024 16,73,645 17,17,570 62,099 15 2025-26 62,099 18,33,972 18,12,923 83,148 14 The Government has undertaken several measures to strengthen the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). Major reforms include adoption of next-generation technologi...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Legal action is taken against the offenders of stone pelting under the relevant provision of law. The following preventive measures are taken by the Railways to safeguard the lives of passengers and damage to Railway Property: Safety of train operations is accorded top priority on Indian Railways (IR). Pedestrian subways are also being provided with safety fencing in order to facilitate crossing of railway alignment by cattle, ped...