Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) As India’s retail inflation hit six-year low in March, the government data showed on Wednesday that average annual inflation between 2004–05 and 2013–14 stood at 8.2 per cent, reflecting a decade marked by considerable volatility in retail prices and households across the country bearing the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The total number of refills of LPG cylinders by poor households under the PM Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) have doubled in the past five years and the per capita consumption of PMUY beneficiaries has risen to nearly four-and-a-half cylinders per year, according to information tabled in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Nearly 15.53 crore or 80.20 per cent of the country’s rural households are reported to have tap water supply while eight states and three Union Territories have made the facility available to all their households, according to official data. Minister of Jal Shakti C.R. Patil … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) At least 10.05 crore rural women households have been mobilised into more than 90.90 lakh self-help groups (SHGs) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), the government said on Tuesday. From FY 2013-14, an amount of Rs 10.20 lakh crore bank credit has … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Around 12.28 crore rural households in India have been provided with tap water connections during the last five years under the Centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission taking the number of such homes to more than 15.51 crore which constitutes 79.91 per cent of the total rural … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) has already benefited 8.46 lakh households through rooftop solar installations as it marks the first anniversary of its launch on Thursday (February 13), according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Renewable Energy on Wednesday. The scheme has accelerated India’s adoption … Read more
