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The Centre has written to Chief Secretaries of all states to organise gram sabhas on December 26. (File)

As Centre orders mandatory gram sabha on Dec 26, Punjab yet to make a decision

December 23, 2025 2:29 pm

The Centre has written to Chief Secretaries of all states to organise gram sabhas on December 26.

MGNREGA was the ground beneath our feet. It’s slipping away

P B Mehta writes: MNREGA was the ground beneath our feet. It’s slipping away

December 19, 2025 7:20 am

One of the principal arguments advanced against the MGNREGA is that it raises wages. This concern underlies the clamour to restrict the scheme to the agricultural off-season. But in the context of the extreme precarity at which the Indian poor operate, this concern is close to moot

As Opposition says Centre is erasing Mahatma's name, Chouhan rejects allegations over VB-G Ram G: 'no question of disrespect'

December 16, 2025 1:48 pm

Chouhan said the VB-G Ram G scheme will ensure ample employment opportunities while providing all basic amenities in villages to make the country a developed nation.

Govt changes NREG terms: States to pay, pause for farm work

December 16, 2025 2:46 am

At present, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, as it is called now, covers 8.61 crore families; 12.16 crore workers hold job cards.

Centre to introduce Bill to replace MNREGA with new job guarantee scheme

December 15, 2025 8:48 am

The Centre will introduce in Lok Sabha the The Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB—G RAM G BILL, 2025, which if passed, will replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA).

Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan presenting amended Schedule-1 of the MGNREGA, 2005 to Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil at Krishi Bhawan on Thursday. Photo source: Office of Rural Development Minister ---------------

Centre mandates 65% NREGS spending on water conservation works in ‘over-exploited’, ‘critical’ rural blocks

September 26, 2025 3:40 am

The Centre has amended Schedule-I of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, prioritising water conservation in rural blocks facing groundwater depletion.

UP govt starts work on revival of one small river in every district

July 14, 2025 1:30 am

Ropes in 3 IITs, other technical institutes to conduct studies on channelisation and course correction

Nal Se Jal Yojana | Mahisagar: Govt officer among 12 booked in Rs 123.44 crore ‘scam’

June 24, 2025 2:18 am

“The accused also bypassed the authorised agencies to award work to agencies associated with familiar persons, partners and other such individuals, with the intention of mutual benefit..” stated the FIR

Gujarat GST detects 'tax evasion' worth over Rs 45 crore in Central schemes, including MGNREGA, in Dahod and Gir-Somnath

June 21, 2025 12:14 am

The Gujarat GST department said that these findings allegedly “point to a systematic and deliberate attempt by these four taxpayers to suppress taxable income and manipulate tax liability"

Calcutta High Court's MGNREGA order underlines people shouldn’t suffer for the corruption of a few

June 20, 2025 4:57 pm

The Court has made it clear that the Centre must show restraint while punishing states for irregularities in schemes. Governments should read its larger message against weaponising schemes