Busy working out the cost details of the ambitious National Food Security Act, the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council is concerned over the proposed issue price of wheat at `3 per kg, which go

Taking note of widespread reports of corruption in the social audit of UPA flagship MGNREGA, the rural development ministry is planning to delink the village sarpanch from the process.

Concerned over the roll out of UPA II’s flagship legislation, the National Advisory Council chairperson Sonia Gandhi asked the working group, drafting the National Food Security Bill, to be “doubly su

Concerned over the roll out of UPA II’s flagship legislation, the National Advisory Council chairperson Sonia Gandhi asked the working group, drafting the National Food Security Bill, to be “doubly su

Solicitor-general of India Gopal Subramaniam will head the drafting committee formed by the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council to prepare the Communal and Sectarian Violence Bill, 2010 by November this year.

Plagued by rampant financial irregularities in the implementation of the flagship MGNREGA, the UPA government will launch a biometric system to plug loopholes in the scheme on August 20, birthday of f

Rain deficiency in eastern UP, Bihar and Jharkhand has dented the government’s plans to push a second green revolution in the eastern region to ensure food security in the country.

Even as the National Advisory Council headed by Sonia Gandhi is working towards a near universal public distribution system under the proposed national food security act, the food ministry headed by Sharad Pawar has ruled out a universal PDS.

Naxal disruptions in the Left-Wing extremism affected districts impacting the progress of rural road and housing development schemes has left the government worried.
Sources said the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana aimed at improving rural road connectivity and the Indira Awas Yojana, to provide housing options to the poor, of the rural development ministry have not faired well in the 35 LWE districts in the country.

The agriculture ministry has put on hold the controversial Seeds Bill, 2004, following strong objections from the MPs, mainly on the pricing and penalty clauses.
Sources said while the penalty clause would be further referred to the law ministry for its opinion, the ministry would consider the suggestion of creating a national authority to decide pricing of the seeds.