Prime Minister to CMs: Use public education infrastructure for skill development

Bhubabewar: In a bid to scale-up skill development the Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh has written to Chief Ministers of all the state to consider opening up public education infrastructure, after class hours, for skill development. This can lead to a dramatic scaling up of skill development where skill developers in the private sector [...]

Centre formulate Schemes for Management of Protected Sancturies

By Akhand in Bhubanewsar
 Central Government have formulated a financial assistance plan for Protected areas in various state. Central Assistance to the States for Protection and Management of National Parks and Sanctuaries is provided under three main schemes, namely Development of National Park and Sanctuaries, Project Tiger and Project Elephant.
             The main objective of the schemes [...]

Indian Post Offices disburse 29 Billion Rupees to Rural laborers

By Akhand in Bhubaneswar
Post Offices in India have disbursed about 29 Billion Rupees as wages to the beneficiaries of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). The total number of accounts opened for NREGS payments as on end July is 1.47 crores. The number of Post Offices disbursing the wages across 21 states is over 70 [...]