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Authorities’ shrewd caveat? NREGA payment ‘subject to funds availability’: Barmer women protest
India is among very few developing countries to have a rural employment guarantee scheme. Apart from providing employment during the lean farm work season, this scheme can make a...
With Demand for MGNREGA Work Increasing in Sept 2022, Activists Warn About Rural Distress
As per the data, the September demand – which was 16.7 million under the household segment and 20.2 million when it comes to individuals – remained higher than the pre-COVID levels, even as the figures for the same month are lower than last year.
Free-wheeling remarks on freebies
Suddenly the country is abuzz with freebies.The media resounding...
‘Grossly inadequate’: NREGA allocation 0.29% of GDP, World Bank recommended 1.6%
A civil society tracker, seeking to periodically analyse the...
MGNREGA ‘Under Attack’? Rural Workers Demand Increased Budgetary Allocations
At the call of NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, rural workers from over 15 states started a three-day protest at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday.
Jharkhand Adivasis celebrate Birsa Munda Jayanti on Jharkhand formation day
Celebrating both the creation of Jharkhand state and the birth of Adivasi leader Birsa Munda, state MGNREGA coordinator addresses adivasis gathered at Putki neighbourhood.
Bihar’s MGNREGA Workers Stare at Deeper Rural Stagnation
The rural workforce is caught between delayed or non-payment of wages in the state and lack of jobs outside.
Sinking MGNREGA: Almost One-in-Five Households Refused Work This Year
Till October 2019, over 2.5 crore applicant households were turned back when they sought work under the rural job guarantee scheme.
9-Hr House Debate on Rural Dev, MGNREGA reveals GOI Contempt for Worker, Underprivileged: Forum
Taking note of the nine-hour long discussion on rural...
Union Budget: Payback Gift to Corporates says CPI-M
A cutback in the Nirbhaya Fund for the safety...
Jharkhand’s poor show in MGNREGA continue
The Government of India’s official website shows that Jharkhand...