Minister of Rural Development Raghuvansh Prasad Singh of India
Patna/New Delhi, December 25: Brother of Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has been found guilty of child labour by engaging two small kids as oxen to till his agricultural land at Shahpur village in Vaishali district of Bihar, according to a probe panel constituted by the state government.
After cross examining several villagers and those children whose services were used for tilling, it has been found to be true that Raghuraj Singh had hired the boys and engaged them for tilling, the report states, adding, This practice is going on at Shahpur village for a long time as lot of farmers are taking services of child labourers for tilling.
ANIUnion Ministers brother in dock after probe panel confirms child labour accusations against himBrother of Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has been found guilty of child labour by engaging two small kids as oxen to till his agricultural land at Shahpur village in Vaishali district of Bihar, according to a probe panel constituted by the State Government.
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has stressed upon creating more awareness regarding the transparent implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) across the country.
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has asked the States to ensure peoples representatives active.
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has called for devising appropriate guidelines that help and facilitate.
Kerala Water Resource Minister calls on Dr.
New Delhi, Jan14 (ANI): Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Sept 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr.
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has stressed upon creating more awareness regarding the transparent.
Singh says thatthe chief minister spurns central funds and has let rural development projects suffer.
Raghuvansh P Singh is only playing politics, as he always does, at the cost of the well being of the state he also belongs to.
In an exclusive interview to Tara Shankar Sahay, Singh says it is the saffron party's latest ploy.
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has called for devising appropriate guidelines that help and facilitate the proper upkeep of land records in the country.
Singh said the ultimate goal of the NLRMP is to replace the present system of registration of deeds and documents as provided for in the Registration Act.
Singh said the programme has zeroed in on modern technologies that can be used for speedier survey or resurvey of the land.
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has assured the Kerala State Water Resource Minister N.
Singh said his ministry is committed to provide safe drinking water in the rural areas across the country under Bharat Nirman by 2009.
Referring to the recently announced Rehabilitation and Resettlement policy, Singh said a number of incentives regarding proper and well thought rehabilitation of rural population have been introduced and even the landless people will be considered for getting the benefits from the package.
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has asked the States to ensure peoples representatives active involvement in Rural Development programmes.
Singh was in Patna to review construction of roads in Bihar under the Pradhanmantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PGSY.
Future managers need to understand that a cohesive and all round growth of the country could only be possible if the educated youth specially managers of revered institutes take upon the onus of building up rural India," Singh said after inaugurating the Centre for Social and Rural Initiative of the Management Development Institute (MDI) in Gurgaon.
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has called for ensuring the availability of safe drinking water in rural areas of the country.
In a letter to all chief ministers, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said the toilet rule should be set out in law.
Mr Singh said this activity was the main cause of the high incidence of diarrhoea in rural areas.
Singh said the Centre was ready to give the money for plugging the breach but it was ultimately for the State government to carry out the work.
Singh said not much credence should be given to Mr.
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said he had asked the authorities to send the list of the people who had lost their homes in the communal riots so that the Ministry could provide them money for reconstruction under the Indira Awas Yojana.
By planning to bring before Parliament a Bill on the resettlement of people displaced by land acquisitions for various projects, Mr Raghuvansh Prasad Singh is taking on a big challenge that could bring about a revolution in rural development.
What is not appreciated is that Mr Raghuvansh Prasad Singh is bringing about a revolution in rural development on the lines of Mr Lalu Prasad's in the Railways.
Mr Raghuvansh Prasad Singh was moved by the Narmada case that represents the cause of the project-affected people.
speedier survey or resurvey of the land.
Addressing the 68th Indian Road Congress here this evening, Mr Singh said that certain bottlenecks and implementation related hurdles were present in road development.
Singh said at a press conference here that the Nitish Kumar government was not serious about providing relief to the affected people.
Singh said RJD leader Lalu Prasad was meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek help in providing relief to the flood-affected people as Mr.
Hyderabad: Union Minister for Rural Development Raghuvansh Prasad Singh expressed his displeasure over the performance of UPA government on price front.
Stating that water is a major challenge the country is facing, Singh said that river linkage would not be solution to the problem and also it was not possibledue to inter-state problems on water resources.
migration especially in Rajasthan, AP, Chattisgarh, Orissa.
Singh says when the fields are so soggy that tractors or oxen would get stuck, children have to be used and if these particular boys were not doing it then some other children would take their place.
Patna, Dec 10 - The elder brother of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP and Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh is in trouble for reportedly employing two Dalit boys to plough his field in Bihar's Vaishali district.
HYDERABAD: Union Minister for Rural Development Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said that a consensus was yet to be evolved on separate Telangana State issue among the political parties.
New Delhi, Sep 18 - Close on the heels of two senior Congress leaders criticising Culture Minister Ambika Soni for submitting a controversial affidavit in the Supreme Court, Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said Tuesday it was 'foolish' to question Lord Ram's existence.
How can some one do this?' Singh said on the sidelines of an event on drinking water and sanitation here.
Singh was quick to deny his farm used child workers.
By using language that is fit only for a criminal, Singh has shown his true self.
By the end of this month, all beneficiaries of Indias rural job scheme will get wages directly credited into their savings accounts, Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said here Friday.
Singh said that a total of about 40 million job card holders will have such accounts, a move that will ensure they get their wages without any help from middlemen.