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India to have 1 billion smartphone users by 2026: Deloitte report

Internet-enabled devices in the rural market will also get a push with the government's plan to fiberize all villages by 2025 under the BharatNet programme

Over 90 million rural households receiving tap water: Jal Shakti Ministry

In Goa, Haryana, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, every rural household has tap water supply, said a statement issued by the ministry

'Budget allocation a boost to postal dept's financial inclusion goals'

Further, as per Budget announcements, Railways will develop new products and efficient logistics services for small farmers and small and medium enterprises

Government to tighten MGNREGA scheme to plug 'tremendous leakages'

The Centre has allocated Rs 73,000 crore for 2022-23, which is 25 per cent lower than the Rs 98,000 crore provided in the revised estimate (RE) for the current fiscal

Internet connectivity in rural India growing at fast pace: Sitharaman

Rural internet user base is growing three times faster and is likely to surpass the urban user numbers soon, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha

Lower allocation

Budget for rural India may need to be revisited

Budget 2022: Farmers in need of a new deal, says ICRIER's Ashok Gulati

'Much of the agricultural policies in the past have focused on production', said Gulati

RailTel to create 'edge data centres' for digital delivery in rural areas

RailTel has decided to create several "edge data centres" in rural and semi-urban areas to bridge the digital divide in the country and also accelerate the pace of digital transformation.

Poverty ratio 32.75% in rural areas against 8.81% in urban: NITI report

The report surveyed 175,946 households in urban areas and 425,563 households in rural parts

85.5 mn rural households have provision of tap water supply at home: Govt

Minister of State for Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel said 0.43 lakh (2.5 per cent) rural habitations are reported to have drinking water sources with water quality issues

Additional Rs 10,000 crore allocated for MNREGA earlier this month: Centre

Sources said the funds allocated for the scheme have already been utilised and an additional allocation of Rs 10,000 crore was made by the finance ministry in the first week of November

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers marginally down in October

Retail inflation based on consumer price indices for farm and rural workers eased marginally in October against September 2021. Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL (Consumer Price Index-Agricultural Labour) and CPI-RL (rural labour) stood at 2.76 per cent and 3.12 per cent in October 2021 against 2.89 per cent and 3.16 per cent, respectively, in September, 2021, a labour ministry statement said. Retail inflation based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL were 6.59 per cent and 6.45 per cent respectively during the corresponding month of the previous year (October 2020). Food inflation for farm and rural workers stood at 0.39 per cent & 0.59 per cent in October, 2021 compared to 0.50 per cent & 0.70 per cent respectively in September 2021 and 7.96 per cent & 7.92 per cent respectively during the corresponding month of the previous year. The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers for the month of October 2021 increased by

Enrolment shifts from private to govt schools in rural India: ASER 2021

Enrollment for 6-14 age group rises to 70% in govt schools, falls to 24% in private schools in 2021

Shriram General Insurance plans aggressive rural push, eyes 16% income

Shriram Group is expecting around Rs 750 crore profit this fiscal, up from Rs 700 crore last year, as its expects gross written premium income to touch Rs 2,200-2,300 crore this year

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers eases to 2.89%, 3.16% in Sept

Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers eased to 2.89 per cent and 3.16 per cent, respectively, in September, mainly due to lower prices of certain food items

HDFC Bank's advances up 15% in Q2 of FY22, cites growth in rural India

Lender says it is recording growth in three business segments as the coronavirus pandemic slows down in India.

PM to virtually address event on rural land ownership scheme on Oct 6

Narendra Modi will virtually address a programme to be attended by the beneficiaries of a central scheme on establishing land ownership in rural areas in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday

How innovative, sustainable tech can empower rural women in India

A team of social scientists have penned a paper on how rural women can generate income for their families with the help of innovative and sustainable technologies

Rural markets shine

Urban India has been lagging the hinterlands on consumer sentiments

Rural demand expected to get Rs 10,700-cr boost from bumper crops: Report

Rural demand is expected to get around Rs 11,000-crore boost from the record kharif harvest along with the marginal hike in minimum support price, according to a report by Care Ratings