Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged states to expedite fund releases and adopt new technologies for centrally-sponsored schemes. He stressed timely implementation of rural employment and housing programs, advocating for stable tenures for o…

India's proliferation of centrally sponsored schemes over the decades has left us with an unwieldly maze. Few can be justified by their impact. Here’s how the country can put them to test. Many would need to be either reformed or dropped.