As Covid second wave persists, MGNREGS comes to rural India’s rescue, yet again
3 years, 8 months ago

As Covid second wave persists, MGNREGS comes to rural India’s rescue, yet again

Hindustan Times  

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has witnessed the sharpest year-on-year increase in employment generation in its history in April 2021, government data shows, in a sign that the second Covid wave has caused major reverse migration adding to rural economic distress. According to rural development ministry data, around 22 million households have got work under the job guarantee in the month of April 2021, which is almost double the number of homes getting work in April 2020. Unlike the pre-pandemic period, the rural development ministry’s data showed that employment under NREGS remained high throughout 2020-21 financial year, even though the peak was close to 35 million households getting work in May and June of 2020. Over 70 million households got work under the scheme in 2020-21 financial year and 72,000 households got 100 days of work, ministry’s data shows. “The only plausible reason for spurt in NREGS work demand in April-May period, which is also a harvest season in most parts of India, is return of workers from cities,” said Nikhil Dey.

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MGNREGA work demand hits a four-month high in December
2 weeks, 1 day 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 …

MGNREGS demand declines elsewhere, rises in Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh
1 month 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 …

'Double engine' of private investment, mass consumption derailed under Modi government: Congress
2 months ago

'Double engine' of private investment, mass consumption derailed under Modi government: Congress

New Indian Express  

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh urged the government to accept what the Congress has been proposing - raising MGNREGA wages to a minimum of Rs.400 per day, guaranteeing MSP and a loan waiver for farmers, and a monthly income support scheme for women - to kickstart income growth in rural India. Last week, several CEOs from India Inc …

MGNREGS wage rates revised by up to 10% for 2023-24 fiscal year
1 year, 9 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 …

At 56.62%, Participation of Women in Formal Work Under NREGS Highest in a Decade: Govt to Lok Sabha
1 year, 11 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 …

Explained | The funding and demand for MGNREGA
1 year, 11 months 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 …

Promise of 300 days of work under MGNREGA fails to prevent exodus of labourers from Odisha
2 years, 2 months ago

Promise of 300 days of work under MGNREGA fails to prevent exodus of labourers from Odisha

The Hindu  

Juta Majhi was just a few kilometres away from the Kantabanji railway station in Odisha when the Balangir district police intercepted him last week. Mr. Majhi was among the 500 workers who were prevented by the Balangir police over the past 10 days from migrating to other States in “inhuman conditions”. The Odisha government’s promise of 300 days of assured …

MGNREGS made up for up to 80% income loss during pandemic: study
2 years, 3 months ago

MGNREGS made up for up to 80% income loss during pandemic: study

The Hindu  

In a first, a study providing empirical evidence conducted on the impact of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that the wages earned under the Act helped compensating somewhere between 20% and 80% of the income loss incurred because of the lockdown. The report also said that around 39% all job card-holding …

Around 39% MNREGA card holders didn't get single day of work in 2020-21: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Around 39% MNREGA card holders didn't get single day of work in 2020-21: Report

Hindustan Times  

Around 39 per cent of all job card-holding households interested in working under the MNREGA scheme did not get a single day of work in the Covid pandemic year 2020-21, according to a survey. On average, only 36 per cent of the households that worked received their wages in 15 days, showed the survey of 2,000 households across eight blocks …

Unemployment Rate Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, MGNREGA Work Demand Lowest in August: Govt
2 years, 3 months ago

Unemployment Rate Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, MGNREGA Work Demand Lowest in August: Govt

News 18  

The unemployment rate in urban areas has shrunk for the fourth consecutive quarter ending at 7.6 per cent in the June quarter of 2022, as against 14.3 per cent in the June quarter of the previous year, the monthly economic review by the finance ministry said on Saturday. “The unemployment rate is now below pre-pandemic levels as measures taken earlier …

MGNREGA: Wake-up call
2 years, 10 months ago

MGNREGA: Wake-up call

The Hindu  

A P arliamentary Standing Committee report of the Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, tabled in February, strongly recommends enhancing the budget for implementation of work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, higher wage rates, and increasing the number of persondays to 150 from the present 100 days. Onus on States: Centre In response to …

The worrying cutbacks in rural jobs guarantee outlay, in charts
2 years, 11 months 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 …

Economic Survey | MGNREGA demand dropped from June 2020 peak, but still higher than pre-COVID
2 years, 11 months ago

Economic Survey | MGNREGA demand dropped from June 2020 peak, but still higher than pre-COVID

The Hindu  

January 31, 2022 05:52 pm | Updated 10:20 pm IST - New Delhi Demand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme has dropped from the peak of the first lockdown, but is still higher than pre-COVID levels, the Department of Economic Affairs said in its annual Economic Survey, noting that this is “an indicator of …

Data | In July, more than 65% consumers believe their incomes have reduced: RBI survey
3 years, 5 months ago

Data | In July, more than 65% consumers believe their incomes have reduced: RBI survey

The Hindu  

The RBI's July edition of the consumer confidence survey shows that urban Indians are still highly pessimistic about employment opportunities, though their confidence has marginally improved since May when the second COVID-19 wave was at its peak. Thus, consumers believe that while the employment scenario has improved a little compared to the time when the second COVID-19 wave was at …

Activists seek 50 more days of work under MGNREGA
3 years, 6 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 …

Turned Away from Jobs in Cities, MGNREGS Beneficiaries Crossed 11cr Mark For First Time During Pandemic Year
3 years, 9 months ago

Turned Away from Jobs in Cities, MGNREGS Beneficiaries Crossed 11cr Mark For First Time During Pandemic Year

News 18  

In a first, over 11 crore people worked under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during the financial year 2020-21 after being subjected to acute joblessness because of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a report by The Indian Express, 11.17 crore individuals availed of the scheme in 2020-21, which is an increase of 41.75 per cent from the 7.88 …

Unemployment Rate in India Rose to 8.4% in August 2020: CMIE
4 years, 4 months ago

Unemployment Rate in India Rose to 8.4% in August 2020: CMIE

The Quint  

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the country and the nationwide lockdown implemented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, millions of lives and livelihoods have come under threat. The informal labour force has been effectively rendered jobless and for many, their survival is based on the government's flagship jobs scheme, MGNREGA, under which every household is entitled to at …

MGNREGA Monthly Wages Double to Rs 1,000 Per Person Amid Pandemic: Report
4 years, 4 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 monthly wages double to ₹1,000 per person amid pandemic: Crisil report
4 years, 4 months ago

MGNREGA monthly wages double to ₹1,000 per person amid pandemic: Crisil report

Live Mint  

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 ₹1,000 in the first four months of the fiscal from ₹509 in FY2020, according to an analysis by Crisil. The April-July period typically sees around 25% more work execution in terms of person-days …

MGNREGA has already used up half its annual funds
4 years, 5 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 …

Amid demand surge, 1.4 lakh families have reached annual MGNREGA work limit
4 years, 6 months ago

Amid demand surge, 1.4 lakh families have reached annual MGNREGA work limit

The Hindu  

At least 1.4 lakh poor rural households have already completed their quota of 100 days of work under MGNREGA in the first three months of the year, and will not be eligible for further benefits under the rural employment guarantee scheme for the rest of the year. The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha argues that the limit should be imposed per adult …

Scale up MGNREGA during COVID-19 crisis: Congress
4 years, 7 months ago

Scale up MGNREGA during COVID-19 crisis: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Monday claimed that 2.19 crore households have found work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and asked the Centre to scale up and make the Act open-ended to help people during coronavirus pandemic. MGNREGA jobs crash to 1% of normal | The party’s formal demand came after its chief Sonia Gandhi wrote an open …

MGNREGA work given to 2.33 crore people in 1.87 lakh gram panchayats: Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 8 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 …

Coronavirus lockdown | Only 30 lakh found MGNREGA work in April
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Only 30 lakh found MGNREGA work in April

The Hindu  

Although the Centre gave explicit instructions to reopen its flagship rural jobs scheme from April 20, only 30 lakh people were provided work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in April, about 17% of the usual, government data show. Coronavirus | Lockdown hits MGNREGA workers hard The figures for this April are the lowest in five years, …

Coronavirus | MGNREGA jobs crash to 1% of normal
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | MGNREGA jobs crash to 1% of normal

The Hindu  

Employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has collapsed to just over 1% of the usual rate this month due to the COVID-19 lockdown. 1.9 lakh families Data from the MGNREGA website show that less than 1.9 lakh families have been provided work under the scheme so far in April 2020, in comparison to almost 1.6 crore …

In wake of COVID-19, govt hikes MGNREGS wages by Rs 20
4 years, 9 months ago

In wake of COVID-19, govt hikes MGNREGS wages by Rs 20

India TV News  

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, the Department of Rural Development in collaboration with the state governments has increased the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme wages by Rs 20. "The Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages have been revised by the Department of Rural Development, Government of India, with effect from April 1, 2020. The focus …

How NDA 2 and UPA 2 compare on MGNREGS performance
5 years, 10 months ago

How NDA 2 and UPA 2 compare on MGNREGS performance

Live Mint  

Mumbai/New Delhi: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, which guarantees rural households 100 days of paid labour a year, was championed by the United Progressive Alliance as the best way to tackle India’s rural poverty. In 2017-18, there were around 61 million rural poor households in India, around 18% more than the 50 million rural households working in …

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