Rural Connectivity
Share of rural roads in total spends likely to fall further, shows data
The Budget indicates that the government is seeking participation from the private sector, suggested Aniket Dani, director, CRISIL Research
 "Share of rural roads in total spends likely to fall further, shows data")
Budget focus on infra, connectivity to help real estate growth: Experts
The Interim Union Budget 2024-25 also focused on women's empowerment through housing facilities under the PM Awas Yojna scheme
 "Budget focus on infra, connectivity to help real estate growth: Experts")
Record use of Rs 800 cr for rural infra projects by NABARD: Punjab FM
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday said the state has "drastically" improved its performance, registering a record utilisation of Rs 800 crore funds in FY23 for the rural infrastructure development projects assisted by NABARD. He was chairing a meeting to review the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) assisted projects, a state government release said. The minister lauded the role of the finance department and NABARD in smooth implementation enabling high utilisation for the ongoing projects. He also thanked NABARD for sanctioning new projects worth Rs 919 crore, the highest so far for Punjab. The minister urged the NABARD team to enhance the allocation of the state to Rs 1,500 crore for new projects in 2023-24 for improving the rural infrastructure. Cheema also focused on the need to give priority to all the sectors for funding projects this year, including roads and bridges, irrigation, drinking water and sanitation, and renewal energ
 "Record use of Rs 800 cr for rural infra projects by NABARD: Punjab FM")
GatiShakti: Govt looks to develop local areas via national masterplan
Going forward, the focus will be development of a region as a whole, a senior government official said, adding that towards this, as many as 100 projects for area planning has already been taken up
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PM GatiShakti platform, a transformative approach: DPIIT Official
The workshop will feature discussions on use cases of NMP adoption by central Ministries and State Departments
Garuda Aerospace partners with Lockheed Martin for new drone deal
Enabling connectivity in semi-urban and rural areas is one of the key applications that Garuda plans to launch through this partnership
 "Garuda Aerospace partners with Lockheed Martin for new drone deal")
Speed bumps on the road to rural connectivity
9 states accounting for 80% of unconnected habitations drag with slow rate of road construction
 "Speed bumps on the road to rural connectivity")
