Underestimated utility: The Hindu Editorial on Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee rural jobs scheme fund crunch
3 years, 1 month ago

Underestimated utility: The Hindu Editorial on Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee rural jobs scheme fund crunch

The Hindu  

That as many as 21 of 35 States/UTs have utilised, by October 29, over 100% of their allocated funds under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for FY2021-22 is not a surprise. In the previous year, the allocations for MGNREGS were increased by ₹50,000 crore to meet the demand for work, with the Revised Estimates for spending for the scheme going up to ₹1,11,500 crore. Clearly, the Union government has underestimated the demand for work under the scheme, which even if it involves arduous and menial labour has accounted for a large chunk of rural employment at a time when the economy suffered a steep contraction due to the effects of the pandemic. In response to a report, officials in the Rural Development Ministry accused States of “artificially” creating demand, but this has not been borne out from ground reports which continue to indicate rising demand for work and wages in rural India; civil society activists claim that some workers have been turned away by officials despite the demand for work because of the paucity of funds.

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Half of MGNREGS sites inspected in Bengal showed flaws, says RTI reply
2 days ago

Half of MGNREGS sites inspected in Bengal showed flaws, says RTI reply

The Hindu  

OnDecember 26, 2024, it will be three years since the Centre sent the last tranche of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to West Bengal in 2021. A series of RTIs filed by Chakradhar Buddha from the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information reveals that the Centre undertook three field visits to the State — …

Govt panel recommends overhaul of MGNREGS, adjusting wages every 5 years
4 days, 2 hours ago

Govt panel recommends overhaul of MGNREGS, adjusting wages every 5 years

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A government panel has recommended a complete overhaul of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme including allocating more work in areas with a higher number of deprived households. The panel, formed by the ministry of rural development in October 2022 to study the performance of the states and governance under MGNREGS, also argued for a separate …

MGNREGS demand declines elsewhere, rises in Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh
2 weeks ago

MGNREGS demand declines elsewhere, rises in Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: At a time when the demand for jobs under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is seeing a decline in India on a year-on-year basis since 2020-21, there has been an increase in demand for MGNREGS jobs in two states, Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh, according to data collated by the ministry of rural development. Collector, Nayagarh visiting …

MGNREGS funding likely to remain unchanged in FY26 amid rural recovery
4 weeks ago

MGNREGS funding likely to remain unchanged in FY26 amid rural recovery

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, a vital safety net for the rural poor, is unlikely to receive increased funding in the FY26 budget. Allocations are likely to remain at FY25 levels, reflecting the government’s confidence in a recovering rural economy, two people aware of the matter said. Steady funding In contrast, FY25 funding has remained …

MGNREGA 'living monument' of PM Modi's betrayal of rural India: Kharge
4 months ago

MGNREGA 'living monument' of PM Modi's betrayal of rural India: Kharge

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday slammed the Centre over its handling of the MGNREGA, alleging that the present state of the scheme is "a living monument of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "betrayal" of rural India. Kharge recalled that in 2005, on this day, the then Congress-led UPA government enacted the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act …

Only ₹90,000 released as ‘unemployment allowance’ in FY 24 under MGNREGS
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Only ₹90,000 released as ‘unemployment allowance’ in FY 24 under MGNREGS

The Hindu  

Going against one of the key objectives of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, only ₹90,000 was released by various States in 2023-24 as “unemployment allowance”, which is provided to workers in case of unmet work demand. According to Section 7 of MGNREGA, 2005, “If a person applying for employment under the scheme is not employed within 15 …

Budget 2024: Just a political exercise to protect interests of Modi govt, says Kerala Finance Minister
5 months ago

Budget 2024: Just a political exercise to protect interests of Modi govt, says Kerala Finance Minister

The Hindu  

Kerala Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal on July 23 slammed the 2024-25 Union Budget, calling it a “gimmick” and a “political exercise” solely intended to protect the interests of the BJP-led NDA government. “While the BJP opened its account in Kerala, Kerala’s account has been closed,” Mr. Balagopal remarked, in an apparent reference to the BJP candidate Suresh Gopi’s win …

MGNREGS demand not a real indicator of rural distress: Economic Survey
5 months ago

MGNREGS demand not a real indicator of rural distress: Economic Survey

The Hindu  

Laying the groundwork for revisiting the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme as a poverty alleviation tool, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran on July 22 noted in the Economic Survey that demand under the scheme was not a “real indicator” of rural distress. According to the survey, while Tamil Nadu has less than 1% of the poor population in …

Daily wage workers struggling as 100-day job scheme is delayed this year, says association
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Daily wage workers struggling as 100-day job scheme is delayed this year, says association

The Hindu  

The delay in commencing work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has adversely affected daily wage workers in rural areas of Karaikal. A. Backiyaraj, another daily wage worker from Nedungadu commune, said he too got only 70 days of work under the scheme last year. “We need 100 days of work as agricultural work is scarce and …

Rise in demand for MGNREGS a ‘living monument’ of govt. failure, says Jairam Ramesh
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rise in demand for MGNREGS a ‘living monument’ of govt. failure, says Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu  

Reacting to the latest statistics of the flagship rural employment guarantee scheme showing that demand for work is more than the pre-pandemic level and on a steady rise, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said it is a “living monument” to the Narendra Modi government’s many failures. In a detailed statement here, Mr. Ramesh pointed out that the Mahatma Gandhi National …

MGNREGS wage rates revised, hikes range between 4-10 per cent for different states
8 months, 3 weeks ago

MGNREGS wage rates revised, hikes range between 4-10 per cent for different states

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme have been revised, with hikes ranging between four and 10 per cent for different states. Haryana has the highest wage rate for unskilled workers under the scheme at Rs 374 a day, while Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland have the lowest at Rs 234, according to a notification. The …

Revised MGNREGS wage rates below Rs 400 a day as promised by Congress: Rahul
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Revised MGNREGS wage rates below Rs 400 a day as promised by Congress: Rahul

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Congress slammed the Narendra Modi government on Thursday after it notified the revised MGNREGS wages for 2024-25, saying the daily wage rates in all states are well below the Rs 400 a day promised by the opposition party under its "Shramik NYAY" guarantees. Leaving aside the issue of whether this violates the spirit of the Model Code …

T.N. CM Stalin urges Union government to disburse MGNREGS dues
9 months, 1 week ago

T.N. CM Stalin urges Union government to disburse MGNREGS dues

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday, March 14, 2024 wrote to the Union government requesting to disburse the MGNREGS total wage liability amount to the tune of ₹1,678.83 crore accumulated up to January 5, 2024. Till March 6 this year, Tamil Nadu have achieved 40.51 crore persondays as against the labour budget of 37 crore persondays by providing …

Wages under MGNREGA 'inadequate', 'not in consonance' rising cost of living: Parliamentary panel
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Wages under MGNREGA 'inadequate', 'not in consonance' rising cost of living: Parliamentary panel

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The daily wages paid under the flagship rural employment scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, are inadequate and not in consonance with the rising cost of living, a parliamentary panel told the government on Thursday. "The committee finds the range of wages vary from as little as Rs 221 in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Rs …

Modi government trying to end MGNREGS, says Jairam Ramesh
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi government trying to end MGNREGS, says Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu  

A day after the 18th anniversary of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. “Research over the last 18 years shows that it has increased rural incomes, reduced poverty and hunger and has proven to be most beneficial for women and SC/ST/OBC workers. This gives respect to the workers because under this, employment is given as a right and …

2024 Interim Budget | Net zero gain for job guarantee scheme
10 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Interim Budget | Net zero gain for job guarantee scheme

The Hindu  

With allocation of ₹86,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the budget for the scheme for the financial year 2024-25 has been hiked by ₹26,000 crore in comparison to the 2023-24 Budget estimates, though it is the same as the revised estimates for the ongoing financial year. In the 2023 Budget, only ₹60,000 crore was allocated …

Calcutta HC sets up team for verification of MGNREGA job cards in West Bengal
11 months ago

Calcutta HC sets up team for verification of MGNREGA job cards in West Bengal

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court directed the setting up of a four-member team for an expeditious verification of job cards of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act on a district-wise basis in West Bengal. The court ordered that a genuine verification process of job cards for MNREGA be done district-wise by a team of four officers - one to be …

MGNREGS dues and migration, a year of tumult in Centre-State ties for Bengal
11 months, 3 weeks ago

MGNREGS dues and migration, a year of tumult in Centre-State ties for Bengal

The Hindu  

December 26, 2023, marked two years since the Union government stopped funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to West Bengal. According to the West Bengal government, funds pending with the Centre amount to ₹6,911 crore including ₹3,732 crore against wage liability and ₹3,179 crore against non-wage liabilities. In the last month of the year, West Bengal …

India’s fiscal deficit may breach 5.9% of GDP target: India Ratings and Research
11 months, 4 weeks ago

India’s fiscal deficit may breach 5.9% of GDP target: India Ratings and Research

The Hindu  

India’s fiscal deficit may breach the 5.9% of GDP target for this year and could hit 6%, even though tax collections have been buoyant and may offset a wide shortfall in disinvestment outcomes, due to the likelihood of revenue spending exceeding the Budget Estimate by about ₹2 lakh crore, India Ratings and Research said on December 26. The Centre has …

The welfare programme economists loved to hate
1 year, 1 month ago

The welfare programme economists loved to hate

Hindustan Times  

India’s rural employment guarantee scheme has become a lifeline for the rural economy once again. Even during the pandemic, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has proved to be one of India’s most effective social safety nets. The researchers found that the payment reform raised household earnings of MGNREGS beneficiaries, boosted local demand, and drove up market wages …

T.N. CM Stalin urges Centre to release funds for MGNREGS
1 year, 1 month ago

T.N. CM Stalin urges Centre to release funds for MGNREGS

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. “Thus, as of October 20, 2023, the wage liability for the workers Tamil Nadu has accumulated to ₹2,696.77 crore,” Mr. Stalin said in his letter. Livelihood for many in rural parts The MGNREGS is considered as an important livelihood opportunity in rural areas for many, including elderly people, destitute women, women-headed households, workers with disabilities, …

Karnataka seeks pending dues from Centre under MGNREGA to help mitigate drought condition
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka seeks pending dues from Centre under MGNREGA to help mitigate drought condition

The Hindu  

As 216 taluks in Karnataka are reeling under drought, the Congress government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has requested the Centre to release pending Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme wage component at the earliest, for ensuring effective implementation of the job scheme. Letter to the Centre Karnataka Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma has written to Shailesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, …

Budget deficit in MGNREGS an indicator of the deepening rural distress: Jairam Ramesh
1 year, 2 months ago

Budget deficit in MGNREGS an indicator of the deepening rural distress: Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu  

The fact that the budget for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has been exhausted within six months of the ongoing financial year indicates the “deepening rural distress” and “rising inequality” across the country, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has said. A total of ₹60,000 crore was sanctioned for the scheme for 2023-24, which was 18% lower than …

MGNREGS runs out of funds; Rural Development Ministry seeks supplementary budget
1 year, 2 months ago

MGNREGS runs out of funds; Rural Development Ministry seeks supplementary budget

The Hindu  

Six months into the financial year, the flagship rural employment programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, has run out of funds and as per the statistics put out by the Ministry on its website is running a deficit of ₹6,146.93 crore. An amount of ₹60,000 crore was sanctioned for the scheme for 2023-24, which was 18% lower …

BKMU presses for drought relief measures in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 2 months ago

BKMU presses for drought relief measures in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Union on Saturday urged the State Government to take up immediate drought relief measures and provide aid to farmers and farm workers who are struggling to make a living in the wake of the dry spell. Addressing the media here, BKMU State deputy general secretary R. Venkat Rao said the standing crops in large tracts of …

Workers in Muzaffarpur endure penury as wages are delayed under the MGNREGA scheme
1 year, 3 months ago

Workers in Muzaffarpur endure penury as wages are delayed under the MGNREGA scheme

The Hindu  

Sudama Devi, a resident of Dhabauli village under Mohammadpur Sura panchayat, does not have enough food to feed her five children. Ms. Devi is among the many workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme in Bihar who have not received their wages in the past four months. In Muzaffarpur, 80% of the workers under the MGNREGA …

Festive bonanza: Kerala to give ₹1,000 as Onam allowance to MGNREGS, AUEGS workers
1 year, 4 months ago

Festive bonanza: Kerala to give ₹1,000 as Onam allowance to MGNREGS, AUEGS workers

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala government on Friday announced that it will pay an Onam allowance of ₹1,000 to those who have completed 100 days of work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the state scheme of Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme. “It has been decided that those who have done 100 days of work under MGNREGS and AUEGS …

MGNREGA wagers paid more in Haryana than Punjab: MP Sanjeev Arora
1 year, 4 months ago

MGNREGA wagers paid more in Haryana than Punjab: MP Sanjeev Arora

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has admitted that there is a difference of wage rates of unskilled workers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Punjab and Haryana. Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora had raised a question in this regard, to which Union minister of state for rural development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti submitted a reply in the ongoing Monsoon session. In …

The use of technology is nullifying MGNREGA’s objective of stopping distress migration: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh
1 year, 5 months ago

The use of technology is nullifying MGNREGA’s objective of stopping distress migration: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu  

One of the basic objectives of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was to minimise distress migration but excessive reliance on technology was reversing the trend, Congress general secretary and former Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said. He was reacting to The Hindu’s report flagging high deletion rate of registered MGNREGS workers due to a mismatch between …

Bring employment scheme for urban poor, KTR urges Centre
1 year, 5 months ago

Bring employment scheme for urban poor, KTR urges Centre

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad In his representation to Union minister for urban development Hardeep Singh Puri, KTR said an employment guarantee scheme for the urban poor on the lines of MGNREGS would go a long way in their economic uplift. Telangana industries, information technology and urban development minister K T Rama Rao on Saturday appealed to the Centre to introduce a National Urban …

Unpaid Wages, Glitchy Attendance App: Why MGNREGA Workers Are Protesting
1 year, 8 months ago

Unpaid Wages, Glitchy Attendance App: Why MGNREGA Workers Are Protesting

The Quint  

According to the Morcha, the last Fund transfer order to West Bengal was released on 26 December 2021 and no payment order was released after that. In January this year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the total central dues to the state government under MGNREGA currently stands at Rs 6,000 crore. The Hindu reported that during a …

MGNREGS wage rates revised by up to 10% for 2023-24 fiscal year
1 year, 8 months ago

MGNREGS wage rates revised by up to 10% for 2023-24 fiscal year

The Hindu  

The Centre has notified a hike in wage rates under the rural job guarantee programme for the 2023-24 financial year with Haryana having the highest daily wage at ₹357 per day and Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh the lowest at ₹221. The Union Ministry of Rural Development issued a notification on the change in wage rates under the Mahatma Gandhi National …

Govt hikes wages under MGNREGA scheme, effective from April 1
1 year, 8 months ago

Govt hikes wages under MGNREGA scheme, effective from April 1

Live Mint  

The government has hiked wage rates for rural jobs with Haryana state seeing the highest wage rate of ₹357 per day. In value terms, Haryana's daily wage rate is hiked to ₹357 per day from ₹331 per day. MNREGA is a demand driven wage employment Scheme which provides for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas …

MGNREGA Wage Hiked For 2023-24; Check Latest Rates In Different States
1 year, 8 months ago

MGNREGA Wage Hiked For 2023-24; Check Latest Rates In Different States

News 18  

The Centre has notified a hike in wage rates under the rural job guarantee programme for the 2023-24 financial year with Haryana having the highest daily wage at Rs 357 per day and Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh the lowest at Rs 221. The Union Ministry of Rural Development issued a notification on the change in wage rates under the Mahatma …

BJP trying to lift NREGS: Errabelli
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP trying to lift NREGS: Errabelli

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: The BJP government is trying to lift the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by reducing man days and sanctioning only Rs 7 crores out of Rs 13-crore allocation, alleged panchayat raj minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao. The minister, who distributed awards to the best village panchayats at a programme held in Jangaon district on Saturday, alleged that with …

MNREGA is a right not charity: Derek O’Brien
1 year, 9 months ago

MNREGA is a right not charity: Derek O’Brien

The Hindu  

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is not a charity for the government to decide whether they want to extend or not, it is a right, TMC’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’ Brien said on Thursday at a press conference in Delhi. He was speaking in the background of the Union Ministry of Rural Development’s decision not to allot …

No MGNREGS funds for West Bengal for 2023-24 too
1 year, 9 months ago

No MGNREGS funds for West Bengal for 2023-24 too

The Hindu  

The Union Rural Development Ministry has decided to withhold the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme funds for West Bengal for the financial year 2023-24, extending the imposition of Section 27 of the MGNREGA that allows for stoppage of funds for violation of rules in implementation of the scheme by the State. Since then, we haven’t got any further …

Data | MGNREGS woes: Payment delays, Aadhaar seeding troubles and budget cuts
1 year, 9 months ago

Data | MGNREGS woes: Payment delays, Aadhaar seeding troubles and budget cuts

The Hindu  

From being called a “living monument of failure” to “digging holes,” the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has long been subject to harsh criticism by the ruling dispensation. Also, rectifying errors in the Aadhaar-based payments is nearly impossible for the workers and field officials.” MGNREGS also suffers from inordinate delays in payment of wages. Further, several States such …

Allocations for MGNREGS under BJP rule more than in UPA dispensation: Union Minister
1 year, 10 months ago

Allocations for MGNREGS under BJP rule more than in UPA dispensation: Union Minister

The Hindu  

Dismissing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's charges related to MGNREGA, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said on Saturday that both allocations for the scheme and asset creation under it during the Narendra Modi government, were more than the previous UPA dispensation. The Union Rural Development Minister said that in the 10 years of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, the Budget estimate …

Asset creation in MGNREGA has crossed 60% over last 9 years: Giriraj Singh
1 year, 10 months ago

Asset creation in MGNREGA has crossed 60% over last 9 years: Giriraj Singh

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday said that in the last nine years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, asset creation has crossed 60% in MGNREGA and that its mandate has seen a transformation from merely digging and filling holes. Speaking on the sidelines of the SARAS Mela in Noida, the minister took strong exception to a Facebook …

Fund allocation for rural jobs as per demand: Nirmala Sitharaman
1 year, 10 months ago

Fund allocation for rural jobs as per demand: Nirmala Sitharaman

Live Mint  

New Delhi: There is no reduction in fund allocation for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme in the Union Budget 2023, and the provision may increase with growing demand, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. As and when demand increases, provision for more fund is being made," said the finance minister at a post budget interaction with stakeholders …

Union Finance Secretary justifies cut in allocation for rural jobs scheme
1 year, 10 months ago

Union Finance Secretary justifies cut in allocation for rural jobs scheme

The Hindu  

The allocation under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was reduced in the Budget for 2023-24 because there has been a huge increase in the allocation for two other rural development programmes, Union Finance Secretary T.V. “The estimate is lower than last year’s budget — the reduction is because there has been a huge increase in two other …

What are the implications of the cuts in allocation to MGNREGA in the Union Budget? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 10 months ago

What are the implications of the cuts in allocation to MGNREGA in the Union Budget? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act promises 100 days of wage-based employment every year to rural households across the country. But in the 2023-24 Union Budget, the government has slashed allocation for this scheme to ₹61,032.65 crore, which is 30% less than the revised estimate of ₹ 89,154.65 crore for 2022-23. This is the second straight cut, as …

Mint Explainer: The big picture behind the MNREGA cut
1 year, 10 months ago

Mint Explainer: The big picture behind the MNREGA cut

Live Mint  

Is the government killing the rural employment guarantee scheme by slashing its budget allocation? The budget has cut the outlay for MNREGA, but has sharply raised spending on other rural development schemes like PM Awaas Yojana and Jal Jeevan Mission, indicating that the focus is clearly on building durable rural assets. The controversy around MNREGA Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman sharply …

Call to strengthen MGNREGA to help the nations poor
1 year, 10 months ago

Call to strengthen MGNREGA to help the nations poor

Deccan Chronicle  

Ananatapur: The reduction of allocations for the MGNREGA scheme in the Union Budget this time would have an adverse impact on the farm sector, feel agricultural and other experts from Rayalaseema region. The eminent positive role played by the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, it acting as a lifeline for the working poor in rural India, has been …

At 56.62%, Participation of Women in Formal Work Under NREGS Highest in a Decade: Govt to Lok Sabha
1 year, 10 months ago

At 56.62%, Participation of Women in Formal Work Under NREGS Highest in a Decade: Govt to Lok Sabha

News 18  

The financial year of 2022-23 saw the highest rate of participation in a decade — 56.62% — by women in the formal workforce in rural areas under the Centre’s flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Data also shows that in 2022-23, in states such as Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, the number of women in the …

Union Budget 2023: Did the Govt Meet Welfare Promises & Secure the Marginalised?
1 year, 10 months ago

Union Budget 2023: Did the Govt Meet Welfare Promises & Secure the Marginalised?

The Quint  

For this, we looked at several social-welfare schemes and the outlay numbers in the Union Budget for 2023-24 from MGNREGA, PMGSY, Ayushman Bharat to the PM-Poshan scheme. In the Union Budget 2023, a mere Rs 60,000 crore has been allocated to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program scheme. Finance Ministry cites two reasons: a) With the impact of …

Cut in MGNREGS outlay creates resentment in Rajasthan; rights groups stage protests
1 year, 10 months ago

Cut in MGNREGS outlay creates resentment in Rajasthan; rights groups stage protests

The Hindu  

The sharp reduction in the Union Budget outlay for the Centre’s flagship job guarantee programme has created resentment among the rights groups, activists and labourers in Rajasthan. Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Minister Ramesh Meena too expressed disappointment over the Budget cut and said the State government had provided 25 additional days of employment on its own. The MGNREGS Sangharsh …

More funds for MGNREGS if needed, says Rural Development Ministry
1 year, 10 months ago

More funds for MGNREGS if needed, says Rural Development Ministry

The Hindu  

The cut in budgetary outlay for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme will not affect the programme’s objective of providing wage employment on demand and additional funds will be made available as and when the need arises, the Ministry of Rural Development said, in a clarification to news reports on the adverse impact of the budget cuts on the …

Economy better placed, other rural spends hiked: Finance Secretary on MGNREGS Budget dip
1 year, 10 months ago

Economy better placed, other rural spends hiked: Finance Secretary on MGNREGS Budget dip

The Hindu  

Union Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan on Thursday defended the reduction in Budget 2023-24 allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, stressing that the economy was in a better shape and there had been an enhancement in rural outlays under other schemes which would generate similar work opportunities. The Union Budget presented on Wednesday allocated ₹60,000 crore for …

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