Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat adjudged the best district for MGNREGA implementation in 2023-24
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat adjudged the best district for MGNREGA implementation in 2023-24

The Hindu  

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has been adjudged as the best district in the State for implementing Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Act for the year 2023-24 Similarly Kadaba Taluk Panchayat and Alankar Gram Panchayat have been adjudged as best taluk and gram panchayat respectively for implementation of MGNREGA during the same period. As per the data available on the MGNREGA website of Union Ministry for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, the district provided 13.9 lakh man days and and 7.55 lakh women person days of work in 2023-24. As many as 312 households have completed 100 days of employment and average wage per day per person stood at ₹315.65 in 2023-24. The average days of employment provided per household in the period stood at 47.94, a total of 22 households completed 100 days of work.

Work Panchayat Lakh Total Person Mgnrega Works 100 Days Completed Zilla Panchayat Kadaba Taluk  zilla  dakshina  mgnrega  district  implementation  kannada  work  completed  best  works  days  panchayat  person  adjudged  total  lakh  202324

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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Tamil Nadu: still plodding along
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Tamil Nadu: still plodding along

The Hindu  

Anthoniammal, a senior citizen of the Sriramapuram village panchayat in southern Dindigul district, and Sonia, a woman in her 20s of the Melanthangal village panchayat in northern Tiruvannamalai district, are strangers to each other. However, it is another matter that this open-ended provision of the Act along with 2 — provision of unskilled manual work to every household with a …

Dinakar reviews implementation of Central schemes in Sri Sathya Sai district
1 month, 1 week ago

Dinakar reviews implementation of Central schemes in Sri Sathya Sai district

The Hindu  

20-Point Programme chairman Lanka Dinakar on Wednesday asked District Collector T.S. Chetan to investigate the quality of assets provided through material component expenditure of MGNREGS in Sri Sathya Sai district over the past five year. Mr. Dinakar was holding a meeting to review the implementation of Central schemes and projects as well as issues relating to infrastructure, along with the …

MGNREGA workers from Othakadai stage protest demanding release of pending wages
1 month, 2 weeks ago

MGNREGA workers from Othakadai stage protest demanding release of pending wages

The Hindu  

More than 100 people from Othakadai and nearby areas staged a protest outside the Madurai East Union office at Tallakulam here on Wednesday demanding release of wages to workers employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. “Though each worker had worked for more than 10 to 20 days, wages ranging from ₹1,500 to ₹2,000 were pending for …

Average workdays per household is down to just 44 days under MGNREGS
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Average workdays per household is down to just 44 days under MGNREGS

The Hindu  

Falling short of the 100 days of work guaranteed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, average workdays per household under the scheme had come down to just 44.62 days in 2024-25 from 52.08 days in 2023-24, a consortium of non-profit organisations said on Sunday. In a statement on Sunday, NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, the consortium of MGNREGS workers …

CM Stalin urges Modi to direct ministry to release Rs 1,056 cr MGNREGS dues
2 months, 1 week ago

CM Stalin urges Modi to direct ministry to release Rs 1,056 cr MGNREGS dues

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: CM MK Stalin on Monday urged PM Narendra Modi to advise the Union Ministry of Rural Development to immediately release outstanding dues amounting to Rs 1,056 crore so that the pending wages under MGNREGS could be disbursed. The CM also urged the PM to advise the ministry to approve the state government’s proposal to revise and increase the Labour …

Stalin requests Modi to release wage dues of ₹1,056 crore under MGNREGS
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2 months, 1 week ago

Stalin requests Modi to release wage dues of ₹1,056 crore under MGNREGS

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to release outstanding wage dues to the tune of ₹1,056 crore accumulated so far under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Due to complete exhaustion of wage funds based on the Labour Budget, wages to the tune of ₹1,056 crore were pending …

MGNREGS workers in Erode oppose merger of village panchayats with town panchayats and municipalities
2 months, 2 weeks ago

MGNREGS workers in Erode oppose merger of village panchayats with town panchayats and municipalities

The Hindu  

Opposing the merger of village panchayats with town panchayats and municipalities, as it would allegedly affect the families dependent on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, over 500 women submitted a petition to the Sub-Collector in Gobichettipalayam on Friday. Addressing the workers, Mr. Sundaram said the State government had recently issued a notification to merge 10 village panchayats with …

Implement MGNREGA effectively, says AIAWU
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Implement MGNREGA effectively, says AIAWU

The Hindu  

Members of the Kalaburagi district unit of All India Agricultural Workers Union staged a protest outside the office of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister and district in-charge Priyank Kharge demanding effective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. District president of AIAWU Bheemshetty Yempalli has, along with farmers, in a memorandum addressed to Mr. Kharge, …

Dindigul: Widows, elderly women under MGNREGA scheme upset over panchayats' merger with corporation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dindigul: Widows, elderly women under MGNREGA scheme upset over panchayats' merger with corporation

New Indian Express  

DINDIGUL: Widows and elderly women working under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Scheme are upset over the merger of eight village panchayats to the Dindigul City Corporation as it would render them ineligible for jobs under the scheme. The District Rural Development Agency estimated that around 9,000 women are registered under MGNREGA across the eight village panchayats. …

MGNREGA work demand hits a four-month high in December
2 months, 3 weeks ago

MGNREGA work demand hits a four-month high in December

Live Mint  

The number of people demanding work every month on average under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act rose to a four-month high of 25.73 million in December, according to the latest data from the government. The number of people demanding work every month on an average under the MGNREGA has been rising steadily since September, according to data …

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

Andhra Pradesh Approves Rs 4,500 Cr MGNREGA Projects
7 months ago

Andhra Pradesh Approves Rs 4,500 Cr MGNREGA Projects

Deccan Chronicle  

VISHAKHAPATNAM: Women, child and tribal welfare minister Sandhya Rani announced approval of 87 developmental projects that will be implemented in Andhra Pradesh under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act at a cost of ₹4,500 crore. Speaking at a function that marked holding of gram sabhas simultaneously in 13,326 panchayats throughout the state on Friday, she underlined that these …

INDIA bloc will extend job scheme from 100 to 150 days, says Kanimozhi
11 months, 2 weeks ago

INDIA bloc will extend job scheme from 100 to 150 days, says Kanimozhi

The Hindu  

The INDIA bloc, if elected to power in the ensuing Lok Sabha election, would increase the 100-day MGNREGA scheme to 150 days, and the wages to ₹400, said DMK leader Kanimozhi here on Tuesday. Seeking votes for IUML candidate Nawaz Kani, an ally of the DMK, who is contesting in ladder symbol from Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency for the second …

MGNREGA Wages Hiked in States
11 months, 3 weeks ago

MGNREGA Wages Hiked in States

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government on Thursday revised wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme with hikes ranging between four and 10 per cent for different states. The increases were made on the 2023 wage rates under a scheme that is aimed at enhancing livelihood security of households in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of …

MGNREGS wage rates revised, hikes range between 4-10 per cent for different states
11 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 …

T.N. CM Stalin urges Centre to release funds for MGNREGS
1 year, 4 months 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, …

My goal is overall development of Udupi district: Lakshmi Hebbalkar
1 year, 7 months ago

My goal is overall development of Udupi district: Lakshmi Hebbalkar

The Hindu  

Udupi district in-charge Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar on Monday, August 14, said development of the district is her goal and there will be no politics when it came to development. She was speaking after inaugurating several projects, including a market complex built by the Coastal Development Authority, at Mudar Gram Panchayat in Karkala taluk. Ms. Hebbalkar noted that the district has …

Budget 2023 | Changes in allocation for key schemes including MGNREGS, PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat
2 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2023 | Changes in allocation for key schemes including MGNREGS, PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, February 1, presented the last full budget of the Narendra Modi government before the 2024 general elections. Here’s a roundup of how the budgetary allocations for some of the key schemes have changed- MGNREGS: The government slashed the budget for its flagship rural employment scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by …

Explained | The funding and demand for MGNREGA
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | The funding and demand for MGNREGA

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Economic Survey 2022-23 presented on January 31, a day ahead of the Union Budget, showed that 6.49 crore households demanded work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. While Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session in December 2022 that the demand for jobs under MGNREGA has …

Employment days under Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme at a five-year low
2 years, 2 months ago

Employment days under Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme at a five-year low

The Hindu  

The average days of employment provided per household under the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme is at a five-year low, this financial year. With less than two-months for the financial year to close, there are at least nine States and union territories which have utilised less than 70% of projected person days. Person days under MGNREGS is defined as …

Government forms panel to look into MGNREGA’s efficacy
2 years, 4 months ago

Government forms panel to look into MGNREGA’s efficacy

The Hindu  

The Central government has constituted a committee to review the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme, especially to assess the programme’s efficacy as a poverty alleviation tool. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed in 2005, and the demand-driven scheme guarantees 100 days of unskilled work per year for every rural household …

Skill training of rural jobs scheme MGNREGS workers lags; Centre blames it on the States
2 years, 4 months ago

Skill training of rural jobs scheme MGNREGS workers lags; Centre blames it on the States

The Hindu  

Facing less than a lukewarm response to project Unnati, which aims to reduce dependence on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by imparting skill training to its beneficiaries, the Union Rural Development Ministry wants to link performances of the States under the project with its labour budget for the upcoming financial year. But we can’t turn a blind …

Centre lifts restriction for Kerala on MGNREGA
2 years, 4 months ago

Centre lifts restriction for Kerala on MGNREGA

The Hindu  

Capitulating to the persistent demand from the Kerala government, the Union Rural Development Ministry has lifted the restriction on number of simultaneous work in a gram panchayat for the State. In a written letter to the State government on Friday, the Ministry has said that instead of existing cap of 20 simultaneous works per gram panchayat, the State can have …

Revoke restrictions on MGNREGS works: Minister
2 years, 7 months ago

Revoke restrictions on MGNREGS works: Minister

The Hindu  

The Union government should amend the restrictions on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme works that can be taken up in panchayats, Minister for Local Self Governments M.V. The Union government order limiting the number of works that can be taken up simultaneously under the MGNREGS in a panchayat to 20 is a huge setback to the State, the …

Rajasthan's new urban employment scheme should be implemented across nation: Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 10 months ago

Rajasthan's new urban employment scheme should be implemented across nation: Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took to Facebook on Monday night to hail the Rajasthan government’s new scheme to tackle urban unemployment. “Just as the Congress brought MGNREGA in 2005 to provide employment to the poor in villages, Rajasthan’s Congress-led government has brought the Indira Gandhi Shahari Rozgar Yojana to tackle increasing unemployment in the cities. THE SCHEME | DETAILS On …

A.P. surpassed the person days approved under MGNREGS, says Peddireddi
3 years ago

A.P. surpassed the person days approved under MGNREGS, says Peddireddi

The Hindu  

The State government has generated nearly 24 crore person days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme against 23.5 crore person days approved by Central government, according to Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy. Mr. Ramachandra Reddy said the expenditure incurred under the scheme during the financial year 2021-22 was ₹7,508 crore, of which ₹4,909 …

The worrying cutbacks in rural jobs guarantee outlay, in charts
3 years, 1 month ago

The worrying cutbacks in rural jobs guarantee outlay, in charts

Live Mint  

If the Centre holds its ground on allocations to the rural employment guarantee scheme, this important measure of last resort will end up offering about one-third fewer person-days of work in 2022-23, show Mint calculations. In a report to the Lok Sabha, the panel criticized the lower allocation for 2022-23 to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme, which …

Budget 2022: Centre allocates Rs 73,000 crore to MGNREGA, 25.51% lower than 2021-22 revised estimate
3 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2022: Centre allocates Rs 73,000 crore to MGNREGA, 25.51% lower than 2021-22 revised estimate

India TV News  

Highlights Centre allocated Rs 73,000 cr for rural jobs guarantee programme MGNREGA for 2022-23 in Budget This is 25.51 per cent less than the revised estimate for the current financial year MGNREGA is aimed at enhancing livelihood security of households in rural areas of the country The Centre has allocated Rs 73,000 crore for the rural jobs guarantee programme MGNREGA …

Centre allocates ₹73,000 crore for MGNREGA for 2021-22 fiscal
3 years, 7 months ago

Centre allocates ₹73,000 crore for MGNREGA for 2021-22 fiscal

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has allocated ₹73,000 crore at the Budget Estimate stage for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the 2021-22 fiscal year. The allocated budget is 34% less than the revised estimate of ₹1,11,500 crore 2020-21 financial year, a statement released by the ministry of rural development on Tuesday revealed. “During the previous financial year 2020-21, at …

Activists seek 50 more days of work under MGNREGA
3 years, 9 months ago

Activists seek 50 more days of work under MGNREGA

The Hindu  

More than 2 lakh rural households have already completed their guaranteed 100 days of employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme within the first three months of the financial year, according to the scheme’s database. Given the high rates of rural job loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, activists belonging to the NREGA Sangharsh Morcha wrote …

Uttarakhand increases MGNREGA work to 150 days from 100, bans single-use plastic
4 years, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand increases MGNREGA work to 150 days from 100, bans single-use plastic

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand government has increased the number of working days guaranteed per year to the poor under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act programme from 100 to 150 on Saturday. 15 other decisions were taken by the cabinet including a complete ban on single-use plastic, introduction of a new state excise policy and reopening schools for classes 6-12 from …

Worst employer of women under MGNREGS, UP aims a turnaround
4 years, 3 months ago

Worst employer of women under MGNREGS, UP aims a turnaround

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh is the worst performer in employment of women under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the country. “Yes, over the last five years, women’s participation in the MGNREGS has consistently been low and lower than the national average,” said Yogesh Kumar, additional commissioner, MGNREGS, UP. “We have zeroed in on some significant factors and have …

MGNREGA Monthly Wages Double to Rs 1,000 Per Person Amid Pandemic: Report
4 years, 7 months ago

MGNREGA Monthly Wages Double to Rs 1,000 Per Person Amid Pandemic: Report

News 18  

The rural distress following the pandemic has seen the average monthly income per person under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 doubling to around Rs 1,000 in the first four months of the fiscal from Rs 509 in FY2020, according to an analysis by Crisil. The April-July period typically sees around 25 per cent more work execution …

MGNREGA has already used up half its annual funds
4 years, 7 months ago

MGNREGA has already used up half its annual funds

The Hindu  

One-third of the way through the financial year, government data shows that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme has used up almost half its allocated funds, spending more than ₹48,500 crore out of the expanded ₹1 lakh crore allocation announced following the COVID-19 outbreak. A new survey of 13 States, published by the Azim Premji Foundation shows …

Increase employment limit under MGNREGA from 100 to 200 days: Rajasthan CM to PM
4 years, 9 months ago

Increase employment limit under MGNREGA from 100 to 200 days: Rajasthan CM to PM

Live Mint  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase employment limit under the MGNREGA from 100 to 200 days which would benefit 70 lakh families in rural areas of the state hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. He said the Centre has started the 'Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan' to provide employment at the local level to migrant …

MGNREGA work given to 2.33 crore people in 1.87 lakh gram panchayats: Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 10 months ago

MGNREGA work given to 2.33 crore people in 1.87 lakh gram panchayats: Nirmala Sitharaman

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said nearly 14.62 crore person-days of work has been generated till May 13 under the MGNREGA. Addressing her second press conference in as many days to give details of the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman said so far a total of 2.33 crore people have received …

Bihar: More than 5 lakh rural workers, migrant labourers provided employment under MGNREGA
4 years, 11 months ago

Bihar: More than 5 lakh rural workers, migrant labourers provided employment under MGNREGA

India Today  

In a major move to provide immediate relief to the state's rural workforce, including those who have returned from other states after a lockdown was imposed owing to the rising cases of coronavirus, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has delivered employment at the doorstep of more than five lakh people under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme. …

Over 70 per cent dip in 100 days work under MGNREGA
5 years, 2 months ago

Over 70 per cent dip in 100 days work under MGNREGA

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: With just two more months to go for the financial year 2019-20 to end, the number of households which have completed 100 days of guaranteed employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme is down by 72 per cent. As per government data, 14,55,805 households have completed 100 days of guaranteed employment this fiscal till January 19 …

From MGNREGS to housing scheme to model villages, key govt programmes fall victim to apathy, fail to deliver on intended lines
5 years, 2 months ago

From MGNREGS to housing scheme to model villages, key govt programmes fall victim to apathy, fail to deliver on intended lines

Firstpost  

MGNREGS is basically fall back option for the rural households when no better employment opportunity is available, however, the demand for work is influenced by various factors like timely monsoon or availability of more remunerative employment opportunities. New Delhi: In a candid admission, the government said Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has not been able to deliver 100 …

As the migration crisis in rural UP continues, MGNREGA gets less funds than Kumbh in state budget
6 years ago

As the migration crisis in rural UP continues, MGNREGA gets less funds than Kumbh in state budget

Firstpost  

Kumhedi, a foregone village nestled in Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh, has seen steady out-migration over the years, with as many as 50 families having been migrated out, all in search of work. In Kumhedi, a foregone village nestled in Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh, Vinita, a Kumhedi resident bickers, “We don’t have any options for work here, so we …

Gehlot seeks Rs 1000 crore under MGNREGA from Centre
6 years, 1 month ago

Gehlot seeks Rs 1000 crore under MGNREGA from Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: Rajasthan government has demanded a fund of Rs 1,000 crore under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme for the current financial year. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written a letter to Union rural development and panchayti raj minister Narendra Singh Tomar stating that Rs 543 crore under material head and Rs 260 crore under labour head were …

Budget 2019: With signs of rural distress looming large on economy, MGNREGA could be hope for bringing some cheer
6 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2019: With signs of rural distress looming large on economy, MGNREGA could be hope for bringing some cheer

Firstpost  

It remains to be seen whether the increased allocations will help manage clearing the wage dues as labour wage expenditure has already crossed Rs 55,000 crore under MGNREGA this year. To maintain the current level of spending for MGNREGA, and given the concerns relating to inflation-indexed wage rate, going by conservative estimates, the 2019 Budget should earmark not less than …

10 years on, MGNREGA provided less than half the guaranteed employment
8 years, 10 months ago

10 years on, MGNREGA provided less than half the guaranteed employment

Firstpost  

After spending about Rs 3.5 lakh crore, the MGNREGA has provided less than half the guaranteed 100 days of employment to 50 million poor households By Shobhit Mathur & Nomesh Bolia After spending about Rs 3.5 lakh crore – almost equal to India’s subsidy and pensions budget for 2015-16 – over 10 years on the world’s largest rural jobs programme, …

MGNREGS: Employment touches five-year high, delayed payments see drop
9 years, 2 months ago

MGNREGS: Employment touches five-year high, delayed payments see drop

India TV News  

New Delhi: The erstwhile UPA government's flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is on a revival mode, employment figures relating to the welfare programme over the last two quarters suggest. As per officials of the Rural Development ministry, the government provided 14.09 crore person-days employment in October alone, a record for the month. Besides a drop witnessed in …

Learning from NREGA
10 years, 7 months ago

Learning from NREGA

The Hindu  

One neglected aspect of the debate on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act relates to the process aspects of the programme. For the prevention of corruption, however, this was a step forward: the new system makes it much harder to embezzle NREGA funds since the money now goes directly to workers’ accounts. According to recent estimates by Clément Imbert of …

2 crore mandays generated under NREGA
10 years, 7 months ago

2 crore mandays generated under NREGA

India TV News  

Burdwan: Burdwan district which has the distinction of the highest generator of persondays of NREGA work throughout the country has already generated more then two crore persondays' in just four months of this financial year, a top district official claimed today. Burdwan District Magistrate Saumitra Mohan said as on date, we have already generated more than two crore persondays in …

Rural job scheme fails to pull tribal people
11 years, 8 months ago

Rural job scheme fails to pull tribal people

The Hindu  

The district administration is finding it hard to enrol members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Officers who enrol tribal families in the scheme say that only very few fill take up MGNREGS work. K. Yusuf, Joint Programme Coordinator of MGNREGS in Kozhikode district, says several members of Dalit and …

MGNREGS in State takes 1.9 lakh differently-abled on board
12 years, 1 month ago

MGNREGS in State takes 1.9 lakh differently-abled on board

The Hindu  

A year ago the State authorities in charge of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme decided to rope in the differently-abled. As per a conservative estimate, the population of the differently-abled in rural areas accounts for four lakh.. As only those aged 18 years and above can be employed under the Scheme, the authorities have issued job cards …

Rural women find themselves empowered
12 years, 1 month ago

Rural women find themselves empowered

The Hindu  

Women, particularly Dalits, in rural areas of Madurai district find the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to be empowering, resulting in financial independence to a certain extent. K. Mariammal, a Dalit from Muniyandi Street in T.Pudupatti, whose husband Kalimuthu works as a mason in Madurai, says that the economic contribution has helped her solve domestic problems. A Dalit …

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