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Did MGNREGS lead to farm labour shortage? What the numbers show
December 17, 2025 10:18 am
VB-G RAM G Bill provides for a 60-day pause during the 'peak agriculture seasons' of sowing and harvesting. But there isn’t enough evidence that NREGS reduced availability of farm labour
TMC, Left hail SC order dismissing Centre’s plea on MGNREGA funds to Bengal: ‘Rebuke to its arrogance’
October 28, 2025 1:24 am
Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity, which had moved HC for resumption of job scheme, says it will press for full compliance on the ground
Deadline near, Mamata govt says Centre yet to ask state to submit demand for Central schemes’ funds
December 25, 2024 2:43 am
State Panchayat and Rural Development Department sources alleged that the Central government stopped fund allocation MGNREGA and PMAY from December 2021 after the Centre accused the state of “corrupt” practices in utilising the schemes.
Anomalies in MGNREGS led to Rs 35 cr loss in 3 dists of TN, Rajasthan, MP: Govt audit
November 03, 2024 9:10 am
According to sources, the IAW findings are part of the Annual Review of Performance Audit for 2023-24, a report prepared by the Office of Chief Controller of Accounts and shared with the MoRD.
BJP demands discussion on CAG’s MGNREGA report
February 08, 2024 8:05 am
The Speaker turned down the demand stating that the issue has no justification to figure in discussion in the House, following which BJP legislators created a ruckus. BJP MLAs, including Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and chief whip Manoj Tigga, staged a walkout in protest.
Centre withheld Rs 7,000 crore ration money to state for not putting logo, PM’s photograph, say officials
January 21, 2024 11:30 am
At present, two central agencies – the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) -- are probing alleged irregularities in the public distribution system (PDS) and have arrested state minister Jyoti Priya Mallick and his two close aides. Mallick held the portfolio of Food and Supplies from 2011 to 2021.
Kerala elderly rely on MGNREGS, younger workers opt for higher paying labour: Data
December 13, 2023 8:55 am
As per RBI data published in November this year, Kerala paid the highest wages to agriculture labourers at Rs 764 per day — more than double the national average wage of Rs 345 per day.
Govt seeks House nod to spend additional Rs 58,378 cr in current fiscal
December 07, 2023 2:08 am
The gross additional spending sought by the government is over Rs 1.29 lakh crore, of which Rs 70,968 crore would be matched by savings and receipts.
Union Minister flags ‘discrepancies’ in use of funds; TMC slams ‘lies’
October 08, 2023 2:57 am
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and party MLAs, MPs and ministers, along with those engaged in MGNREGA work, recently staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and marched to the Rural Development Ministry at Krishi Bhawan where they were scheduled to meet Jyoti.
June sees spike in households taking up NREGS work, poor monsoon one reason
July 17, 2023 7:48 am
Pronab Sen, former Chief Statistician of India, said the jump can be due to two reasons; one, elevated rural unemployment that aggravated due to Covid-19, and timely release of funds by the Centre to states.
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