Power Minister will soon announce new date for IPDS launch

Last Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2015, 19:41

The Prime Minister's visit to Varanasi today was cancelled due to heavy rains. Projects worth Rs 3,268 crore, covering 247 towns have so far been sanctioned under IPDS of which projects worth Rs 1,067 crore for 23 circles covering 91 towns have been sanctioned for UP.

PM to launch power development scheme in Varanasi tomorrow

Last Updated: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 16:08

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on Sunday.

Every third child in Gujarat is underweight: CAG

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 22:13

The CAG has lambasted the working of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in Gujarat, which is aimed at fighting malnutrition among children, saying that every third child in the state is underweight.

Manipur survey shows shortcomings in scheme for children

Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 11:33

More than three and half decades since it was started, the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) remains work-in-progress. Around 80 percent of the centres lack a proper kitchen in Manipur.

Haryana to spend over Rs 3,200 cr on weaker sections

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 19:24

Haryana government will spend a sum of Rs 32,16.28 crore for the welfare of people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes through various schemes during the financial year 2013-14, officials said on Monday.

Budget 2013: Integrated Child Development's funds enhanced by 11.7 %

Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 16:28

The Women and Child Development ministry's Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) has been allocated Rs 17,700 crore in the budget for the year 2013-14 which is an 11.7 percent increase over the fund alloted in the previous year.

Cabinet nod for continuation of JNNURM till March 2014

Last Updated: Thursday, January 17, 2013, 18:47

The government on Thursday decided on continuing the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to sanction new projects till March next year.

Maharashtra mulls scheme for `minority` panchayats

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 10:26

The Maharashtra government plans to extend its infrastructure development scheme in minority dominated civic bodies to gram panchayats.

TN: Scheme to provide entrepreneurial skills to unemployed youth

Last Updated: Monday, December 17, 2012, 14:04

In a move aimed at providing entrepreneurial skills to unemployed youth, TN govt has formulated `New Entrepreneur-cum-Enterprise Development Scheme`.

ICDS scheme in Meghalya under scanner

Last Updated: Sunday, December 9, 2012, 23:38

An NGO claimed that child development scheme in Meghalaya had incurred a wasteful expenditure of over Rs 24 crore during 2009-10 and 2010-11.

PAC slams diversion of funds from MPs` devt scheme

Last Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 11:14

In 13 states, 35 district authorities utilised Rs 1.30 crore from funds on inadmissible items like wages, laptop payment and payment of honorarium.

Hiranandani says it may have to demolish some constructions

Last Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 21:55

City-based Hiranandani Developers on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that it may have to demolish some of the existing structures to build the low-cost flats under Powai Area Development Scheme (PADS), as directed by the court earlier.