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Spending on rural job scheme declines

Spending on rural job scheme declines

Central allocation for the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) witnessed the steepest decline this year.Money released for the scheme fell from Rs 35,242 crore last year to Rs 21,441 crore this year, while expenditure has gone down from Rs 39,000 crore last year to Rs 20,000 crore as of January end.

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Land records digitisation soon

Land records digitisation soon

The Central government is set to infuse some urgency into the digitisation of land records at the first meeting of the National Council of Land Reforms.The council, headed by the Prime Minister, will discuss the recommendations of a committee on state agrarian relations set up by the Rural Development Ministry in 2009.

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Promises Unmade

Promises Unmade

Our central bureaucracy has been highly optimistic in its forecast of growth from our SEZs. Even today, the Special Economic Zones look incredibly lucrative… on paper.

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Double-dip @50?

Double-dip @50?

Barack Obama is apparently spending his waking time getting nightmares, so it seems sleep has been eluding him. When the Republicans sneeze, his sleepless nights get worse.