Tag: MGNREGA

NREGA’s ‘slow death’: Continued budget cuts, poor wage rates, technical complexities

Rural workers from several States, participating in a public hearing organised in Jharkhand, have regretted that the Union Government's rural jobs guarantee scheme is posing numerous challenges in their...

‘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.

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...

The Crisis of MGNREGA

The Central Government has forgotten that the Mahatma Gandhi...

19 States Freeze MGNREGA Payments, Centre Not Releasing Funds

Wage payments under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment...

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