Stalin requests Modi to release wage dues of ₹1,056 crore under MGNREGS
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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 to be disbursed to the workers under MGNREGS Tamil Nadu for the past two months, Mr. Stalin said. During 2024-25, Tamil Nadu has achieved 23.36 crore persondays of wage employment as against the Labour Budget of 20 crore persondays upto January 1 this year, he added. Recalling that the proposal to revise and increase the labour budget for Tamil Nadu from 20 crore persondays to 35 crore persondays was sent to Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India on November 23 last year, Mr. Stalin said it was awaiting sanction.

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MGNREGS allocations could be increased for FY26
31 minutes ago

MGNREGS allocations could be increased for FY26

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The national rural job guarantee scheme that gives millions of the poorest Indians employment may see a higher budget allocation in FY26, two people aware of the matter said. While allocations for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme —considered a lifeline for the rural poor – are unlikely to be increased during FY25, due to a …

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

Implement MGNREGA effectively, says AIAWU
6 days, 10 hours 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, …

MGNREGA work demand hits a four-month high in December
2 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 …

Half of MGNREGS sites inspected in Bengal showed flaws, says RTI reply
3 weeks, 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
3 weeks, 4 days 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 …

Nirmala Sitharaman, TMC MP spar over central funds
4 weeks ago

Nirmala Sitharaman, TMC MP spar over central funds

Hindustan Times  

The Lok Sabha witnessed a brief confrontation between Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay during he discussion on the first batch of supplementary demands for grants over the alleged withholding of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. “We are allowing you to fix it and …

Parliamentary panel raises concern over low MGNREGS wages
1 month ago

Parliamentary panel raises concern over low MGNREGS wages

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 13 Flagging low wages under MGNREGS, a Parliamentary panel has questioned why the remuneration under the flagship scheme was not linked to an inflation index. In view of Article 39 of the Constitution and to have parity in wages, the committee strongly recommends that MGNREGA beneficiaries must be paid wages without any disparity in order to bring …

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 …

MGNREGS funding likely to remain unchanged in FY26 amid rural recovery
1 month, 2 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 …

'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 unlikely to see higher allocations in FY25 with improvement in rural economy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

MGNREGS unlikely to see higher allocations in FY25 with improvement in rural economy

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The national rural job guarantee scheme that gives millions of the poorest Indians employment is unlikely to see a higher allocation in FY25, two people aware of the matter said, citing government hopes of an improvement in the rural economy this year on the back of better rains. Allocations for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme …

Committees Over Commitment: How Govt's High Level Panels Have Led Nowhere
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Committees Over Commitment: How Govt's High Level Panels Have Led Nowhere

The Quint  

In March 2024, the Ministry of Rural Development announced revised MGNREGA daily wage rates for FY25. The Committee also said, “It has been also brought to the notice of the Committee that a Central Government Committee on minimum wages, Anoop Satpathy Committee, had recommended that the wages under MGNREGA should be Rs 375/- per day.” The issue of MGNREGA wages …

Andhra Pradesh Approves Rs 4,500 Cr MGNREGA Projects
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

MGNREGA 'living monument' of PM Modi's betrayal of rural India: Kharge
4 months, 3 weeks 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
5 months, 1 week 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 …

MGNREGS demand not a real indicator of rural distress: Economic Survey
5 months, 3 weeks 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
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Congress will increase MGNREGA wages to ₹400, Rahul Gandhi says in Madhya Pradesh
8 months, 1 week ago

Congress will increase MGNREGA wages to ₹400, Rahul Gandhi says in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in Madhya Pradesh on May 5 that his party, if elected to power in the ongoing Lok Sabha election, will increase the wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to ₹400 per day. Mr. Gandhi also claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party would not even get 150 seats in these elections. यह …

When is Modi govt going to pay Karnataka's MGNREGS workers their wages, asks Congress
8 months, 2 weeks ago

When is Modi govt going to pay Karnataka's MGNREGS workers their wages, asks Congress

New Indian Express  

Elaborating on what he said were "jumla details", Ramesh said the Bagalkote-Kudachi line of the South-Western Railway has now been delayed by more than eight years. Despite the Karnataka government providing the land for the project free of cost, and contributing 50 per cent of the construction cost, the Modi government has "failed" to deliver on this project, he said. …

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

Rise in demand for MGNREGS a ‘living monument’ of govt. failure, says Jairam Ramesh
9 months, 1 week 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 …

MGNREGA Wages Hiked in States
9 months, 2 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
9 months, 2 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
9 months, 2 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 …

Centre likely to notify MGNREGS wage revision, calls it 'routine' exercise
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre likely to notify MGNREGS wage revision, calls it 'routine' exercise

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Rural Development Ministry may notify revision in wage rates under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and it has received a clearance from the Election Commission as the poll code is in force, sources said on Thursday. The Centre determines wages under the flagship scheme under sub-section of section 6 of the Mahatma Gandhi National …

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

PM Modi neglecting genuine demands of the T.N. government: CM Stalin
10 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi neglecting genuine demands of the T.N. government: CM Stalin

The Hindu  

Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Monday, March 4, 2024, accused the Union government of ignoring the genuine demands of the Tamil Nadu government and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was only frequenting the State as the Lok Sabha polls are around the corner. “But they cannot deceive the people of Tamil Nadu who always stand on the side of the …

Wages under MGNREGA 'inadequate', 'not in consonance' rising cost of living: Parliamentary panel
11 months, 1 week 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
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Centre unrelenting, Bengal to pay MGNREGS workers
11 months, 1 week ago

Centre unrelenting, Bengal to pay MGNREGS workers

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced that the State government will clear the wages of 21 lakh workers of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, which have been kept pending by the Centre for the past two years., which have been kept pending by the Central government for the past two years. The decision by …

2024 Interim Budget | Net zero gain for job guarantee scheme
11 months, 1 week 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, 3 weeks 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
1 year 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
1 year 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 …

T.N. CM Stalin urges Centre to release funds for MGNREGS
1 year, 2 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, …

MGNREGS is a demand-driven scheme, no question of deficit in it: Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh
1 year, 2 months ago

MGNREGS is a demand-driven scheme, no question of deficit in it: Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh

The Hindu  

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is a demand-driven programme and there is no question of a deficit, Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh said at a press conference in Delhi on Friday. West Bengal issue To repeated questions on the suspension of the MGNREGS, for nearly two years now, in West Bengal by the Centre invoking Section …

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, 3 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, 3 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 …

Workers in Muzaffarpur endure penury as wages are delayed under the MGNREGA scheme
1 year, 4 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, 5 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 …

Watch | Focus Tamil Nadu — Why Stalin’s basic income scheme for women in T.N. has not pleased everyone
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch | Focus Tamil Nadu — Why Stalin’s basic income scheme for women in T.N. has not pleased everyone

The Hindu  

Watch | Why Stalin’s basic income scheme for women in Tamil Nadu has not pleased everyone The Tamil Nadu government, on July 20, began the distribution of application forms for Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam, a scheme through which a monthly rights grant of ₹1,000 is to be provided to eligible women heads of households starting September 15. During the State …

Bring employment scheme for urban poor, KTR urges Centre
1 year, 6 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, 9 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 …

SPOTLIGHT | MGNREGA under attack from the Narendra Modi government
1 year, 9 months ago

SPOTLIGHT | MGNREGA under attack from the Narendra Modi government

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 06, 2023 11:00 IST - 10 MINS READ In 2015, one year after he assumed office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mocked the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, calling the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act a “living memorial” to the Congress’ failures. My political instinct tells me that MGNREGA should not be discontinued….” But those working …

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 …

Govt hikes wages under MGNREGA scheme, effective from April 1
1 year, 9 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 …

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