3 June : National Agricultural Bank for Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs.246 crore for the implementation of development works to be carried out in seven districts of Bundelkhand region and eastern Uttar Pradesh.The Minister of State for Rural Development, Shri Pradeep Jain, has said that the move will accelerate the pace of development in rural areas of drought affected Bundelkhand region benefiting the people. Nearly Rs.214 crore would be spent on the irrigation schemes being implemented in Lalitpur, Mahoba and Jhansi districts. In addition, Rs.32 crore has been earmarked for rural road construction works in Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Mau, Ghazipur and Gonda districts in Uttar Pradesh.