Tuesday, February 26th was the date of the meeting of the National Land Reform Task Force, to confirm and assess the progresses of the Agreement signed in last October between Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Rural Development, and the marchers of Jan Satyagraha through Rajagopal. Please see below an interview published on the same day to give an update on this process.

Please find the document relating the latest updates concerning the Jan Satyagraha process in english here.

"The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the Ministry of Rural Development’s proposal to raise the unit cost under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), keeping in view the steep increase in the cost of materials. According to the approved cost, in plain areas, unit assistance under the scheme has been raised from Rs 45,000 to Rs 70,000 and from Rs 48,500 to Rs 75,000 in hilly and difficult areas, an official release said." The Indira Awaas Yojana is a governmental social welfare programme to provide housing for the rural poor in India.

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