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Jean Drèze writes: With MGNREGA, India set an example for the world. VB-G RAM G destroys that legacy
December 20, 2025 6:26 am
Far from revamping India’s employment guarantee, the Bill sinks it by demotivating the states and disempowering the workers
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
100 to 125 days: MGNREGA scheme to get name change
December 15, 2025 10:17 am
In FY25, average employment days per household under scheme was just 50
Why NREGA wage rates should be revised
April 11, 2025 1:56 am
Concerns regarding the NREGA wage rate include increasing divergence from the notified minimum wage rate, discrepancies in state-wise wage rates, and poor inflation indexation
Himachal to include families with no adults, those headed by women in BPL category
January 10, 2025 5:36 am
Himachal Pradesh currently has 2.66 lakh BPL families.
Bengal’s tribal belt sees rise of a new outfit as absence of MGNREGA, jobs adds to woes
May 24, 2024 1:05 am
The Kudmi outfit has fielded its faces from Jhargram, Bankura and Purulia, hoping to consolidate its vote bank, with the community long seeking ST status
If voted to power, Congress will hike MGNREGA payment from Rs 250 to Rs 400: Rahul Gandhi at MP rally
May 06, 2024 4:29 pm
Addressing an election rally at Segaon, Madhya Pradesh, Rahul also said farm loans would be waived off if the Congress party forms a government at the Centre.
New MGNREGA rates: Goa sees highest hike of Rs 34 per day, UP, Uttarakhand lowest at Rs 7
March 28, 2024 8:22 am
The new wage rates, notified by the Ministry of Rural Development under sub-section (1) of section 6 of MGNREGA 2005, will become effective from April 1, 2024.
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.
MGNREGS fund deviation of Rs 2 crore in Kerala: Social audit report
July 02, 2022 9:42 am
The audit report was prepared by Kerala Social Audit Society in 296 out of the 941 village panchayats. The audit was conducted from December last year to March this year.
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