MGNREGA

How employee protests have fared under AAP govt: Concessions, but no complete victory

September 01, 2026 8:56 pm

The agitation for old pension scheme (OPS) secured a notification but no implementation while a 40-day ministerial strike yielded only one instalment of dearness allowance (DA), while subsequent arrears remain pending.

Rural India needs jobs, not wage guarantees

August 26, 2026 4:28 pm

The question is no longer how to guarantee more days of wage labour, but how to create genuine, durable employment in sectors that already sit close to rural India’s comparative advantage

Between the myth and reality of VB-G RAM G, the tragic human cost

August 12, 2026 6:53 pm

VB-G RAM G has undermined the only framework of guaranteed employment that India had. Who benefits from this is a question that India's composite political and economic ruling elite needs to answer

Why Punjab's U-turn on new rural jobs scheme has triggered a political row

July 20, 2026 1:36 am

Rural Development Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond says sensitive issue concerns Centre, accuses Congress, SAD, and BJP of "diversion tactics".

The Daily Catch-Up: What UP wants, US Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling and other top news

July 02, 2026 9:36 am

A birthright citizenship win for Indian families, Tharoor on Mamdani's socialist surge, and what a year out from polls, restless UP really wants

Madras High Court rules no right to permanent job via MGNREGA, says schemes must evolve with tech

June 24, 2026 1:44 pm

Dismissing a plea seeking regularisation after working nine years under MGNREGA Scheme, court said that public welfare programmes must evolve with changing economic conditions, technological advancements and ground realities.

Centre resumes MGNREGS, PM Awaas scheme in West Bengal

June 08, 2026 8:10 pm

The labour budget will be approved for only the month of June as the Centre has announced rollout of its new rural job scheme from July 1 under the Viksit Bharat

What the witch couldn’t eat

June 07, 2026 1:36 am

MGNREGA was not perfect. But for Anju, it was three hours in the morning, cash in hand, forty women laughing in a field, and the knowledge that if the work didn’t come, the state owed her an answer.

End of an era: VB–G RAM G to replace MGNREGA on July 1 as Centre notifies rollout

May 12, 2026 4:13 am

Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB—G RAM G, will increase workdays for rural households to 125 but shift 40% of the cost to the states.

Karnataka to move Supreme Court over MGNREGA repeal, implement action plan for 2026-27

May 08, 2026 8:55 am

H K Patil said that neither was there a gazette notification regarding VB-G RAM G, nor were any rules framed regarding its implementation.

Rahul Gandhi says government trying to repeat farm laws mistake with MGNREGA repeal

January 22, 2026 5:25 pm

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi attended the National MGNREGA Workers’ Convention organised by Rachnatmak Congress in New Delhi

MGNREGA Workers Deprived Of Dues, Protest

June 05, 2016 8:52 pm