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No wage hike for MG-NREGS workers for now as Centre looks to roll out VB-G RAM G

April 15, 2026 4:10 am

It is learnt that the Union Ministry of Rural Development has informed the states that the NREGS wages for fiscal year 2026-27 will be notified when G-RAM G comes into effect.

Only 52% MGNREGS works completed in 5 yrs: CAG flags gaps in Maharashtra

Only 52 per cent MGNREGS works completed in five years: CAG flags gaps in Maharashtra

March 25, 2026 7:43 pm

7.1 lakh projects yet to start; unemployment allowance largely unpaid.

Fraudulent payments, fake muster rolls: CAG flags discrepancies in MGNREGS in Karnataka

March 24, 2026 6:57 pm

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India report recommended that the Karnataka Government conduct a detailed inquiry into muster roll discrepancies and initiate punitive action against erring officials.

Rural Ministry spending hits new low in FY26: Data

February 01, 2026 4:12 am

Before 2017-18, the government accounts had two separate heads — plan and non-plan expenditure. Ministry-wise details are available only for plan expenditure.

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Explained: Gandhi’s ideal of Gram Swaraj, and why true devolution of power to villages has yet to happen

February 01, 2026 11:46 am

Across his writings, Gandhi envisioned the all-round development of villages and their self-reliance. Decades after Independence, what hurdles remain in achieving that goal?

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MGNREGA achieved significant gains, VB-G RAM G represents decisive shift in rural job policy

January 30, 2026 5:10 am

The Survey, tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha, also highlighted the need for revival of “village commons”, including grazing fields and water bodies.

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NITI Aayog to launch evaluation of MGNREGS in 8 Punjab districts amid protests against VB-G RAM G

January 19, 2026 12:17 pm

MGNREGS workers in Punjab’s villages fear the proposed VB-G-RAM-G scheme may dilute or replace the current employment guarantee framework. The Congress and AAP in Punjab have also hardened their stance against it.

The delay has intensified concerns over the scheme’s future amid the state’s opposition to the Centre’s proposed VB-G RAM G Act.

Salaries of 2,100 MGNREGS staff in Punjab remain unpaid for months amid protests against VB-G RAM G Act

January 12, 2026 1:01 pm

Tarsem Peter, president of the Pendu Mazdoor Union, said that while 226 technical assistants have not received salaries for the last six months, many others have been unpaid for three months.

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Famine relief to job scheme: a forgotten history of public works

December 28, 2025 7:10 pm

When India enacted the MGNREGS in 2005, it was a proxy for genuine unemployment insurance. Job guarantees as a concept are not recent inventions nor ideological indulgences. They have existed from the pre-colonial era as famine works.

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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