Budget 2019: Govt hikes allocation by ₹5000 crore for rural employment scheme
6 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2019: Govt hikes allocation by ₹5000 crore for rural employment scheme

Live Mint  

The National Democratic Alliance government on Friday boosted allocation for the rural employment guarantee programme by ₹5000 crores to ₹60,000 crores in the 2019-20 interim budget for the scheme that is seen as a lifeline for small farmers and agricultural labourers in times of rural distress given that it provides 100 days of unskilled employment to them. Budget 2019 LIVE updates: Catch all the latest updates In the last budget the rural jobs programme known as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, had been allocated ₹ ₹55,000 crores with the government allocating another ₹6,082 crores earlier this month. The rural employment guarantee scheme seeks to provide 100 days of unskilled employment a year to small farmers and agricultural labourers in times of rural distress. Budget 2019: All you need to know about the interim budget 2019 Ahead of the budget, speculation had been rife that the government would be announcing a slew of measures including a direct income transfer scheme for farmers, potentially as a pilot project, to counter the farm loan waiver promised by Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

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Shivraj Singh Chouhan slams Congress for ‘spreading lies’ on MNREGA
1 day, 23 hours ago

Shivraj Singh Chouhan slams Congress for ‘spreading lies’ on MNREGA

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday accused the Congress of misleading Parliament on the implementation of the rural jobs guarantee scheme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme or MGNREGA, stating that the Modi government had ensured direct payments to beneficiaries and brought efficiency to the welfare programme. Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan speaking in …

Telangana Budget 2025-26: ₹31,605 crore allocated for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development dept.
2 days, 5 hours ago

Telangana Budget 2025-26: ₹31,605 crore allocated for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development dept.

The Hindu  

The Telangana government has allocated ₹31,605 crore for the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development department in the State budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, reaffirming its commitment to rural progress and women’s empowerment. The Finance Minister said that they are committed to providing ₹1 lakh crore in interest-free loans to one crore women through the Indira Mahila Shakti Mission scheme. …

Demand for work under rural jobs scheme rising amid slowing economic growth
4 days, 15 hours ago

Demand for work under rural jobs scheme rising amid slowing economic growth

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Demand for work under the central government's rural jobs scheme has seen a steady rise over the past six months, potentially reflecting broader growth challenges facing the Indian economy and underscoring the vulnerabilities of millions of rural households. According to the latest government data, the number of people who demanded work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment …

Tamil Nadu Budget 2025: Key announcements on welfare, metro, and education
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Tamil Nadu Budget 2025: Key announcements on welfare, metro, and education

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin-led DMK government presented the Budget for 2025-26 on Friday, focusing on flagship welfare schemes, job creation, and infrastructure development. The Tamil Nadu government has accused the Centre of withholding Rs 2,152 crore in approved education funds due to the state's opposition to the three-language policy in the National Education Policy. Additionally, Rs 2,200 …

Hike MGNREGS wages to match price rise: parliamentary panel
1 week ago

Hike MGNREGS wages to match price rise: parliamentary panel

The Hindu  

A parliamentary committee has strongly argued for the revision of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in view of the rising cost of living. In its report tabled in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development, headed by Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, also sought uniform wage rates across the country. …

Congress highlights recommendations of Parliament panel calling for MGNREGS wage revision
1 week, 1 day ago

Congress highlights recommendations of Parliament panel calling for MGNREGS wage revision

The Hindu  

The Congress on Thursday highlighted the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, including a revision of the MGNREGS wage rates and making Aadhar-Based Payment System optional under the flagship scheme. In its report, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development said the suspension of funds to West Bengal under MGNREGS and other schemes has …

Subash Guttedar says ₹35 crore misappropriated under MGNREGA scheme in Aland taluk
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Subash Guttedar says ₹35 crore misappropriated under MGNREGA scheme in Aland taluk

The Hindu  

The former MLA Subhash Guttedar has said that the authorities are digging open wells sanctioned under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme with the help of machines avoiding workers in several gram panchayats in Aland taluk of Kalaburagi district. Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, Mr. Guttedar said that several works for digging open wells have been sanctioned under …

Centre admits to lack of fund allotment to Gujarat for Cyber Crime Prevention against Women, Children scheme
1 week, 3 days ago

Centre admits to lack of fund allotment to Gujarat for Cyber Crime Prevention against Women, Children scheme

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: The Union government, in a Lok Sabha reply on Tuesday, conceded that the Ministry of Home Affairs has not allocated a single rupee under the Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children scheme to Gujarat in the past four years. The scheme, designed to bolster states and UTs with cyber forensic labs, junior cyber consultants, and specialized training for …

Govt Could Be Increasing Funds For MGNREGS As Demand Climbs For Rural Work
1 week, 6 days ago

Govt Could Be Increasing Funds For MGNREGS As Demand Climbs For Rural Work

ABP News  

The finance ministry is considering a proposal to increase the funds for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the current fiscal year, media reports said. The ministry is reportedly looking to hike the funds beyond the revised estimate of Rs 86,000 crore to accommodate for higher-than-expected demand for work, The Economic Times reported. Under the second batch …

Govt. to roll out a slew of aid, job schemes on Women’s Day
1 week, 6 days ago

Govt. to roll out a slew of aid, job schemes on Women’s Day

The Hindu  

: The State government has lined up a series of programmes coinciding with Women’s Day on Saturday. The government will roll out schemes and programmes aimed at the development of women in the State. Mr. Naidu will also speak on the State government’s decision to provide gratuity benefitting 55,607 Anganwadi workers and 48,909 helpers. The government plans to engage 10,000 …

Govt. sets an ambitious housing target for 2025-26 in Andhra Pradesh
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Govt. sets an ambitious housing target for 2025-26 in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Government of Andhra Pradesh is aiming at constructing 10 lakh houses under the PMAY 1.0 and PMAY 2.0 schemes between April 2025 and March 2026 in both the rural and urban areas. “The government is committed to completing these houses by mobilising additional funds, if required, and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has promised to allocate additional budgetary support,” …

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Tamil Nadu: still plodding along
2 weeks, 5 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 …

Rural Development Minister writes to Centre seeking release of funds under MGNREGS
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Rural Development Minister writes to Centre seeking release of funds under MGNREGS

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister I. Periyasamy on Monday wrote to the Central government seeking the release of ₹3,300 crore funds under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Scheme that ensures 100 days of employment to rural workers. The Minister said the scheme was being implemented in 388 panchayat unions and 12,525 panchayats in the State and 85.19 lakh …

Maharashtra to give additional ₹50K subsidy for rural homes under PMAY
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Maharashtra to give additional ₹50K subsidy for rural homes under PMAY

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra government will give an additional subsidy of ₹50,000 for homes in rural areas under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, which will take the total funding to ₹2.1 lakh per household, State Minister Jayakumar Gore said on Sunday. The State Rural Development Minister said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has approved decision and provision for the subsidy has been made …

Centre allocated ₹1.08 lakh crore to Telangana in this year’s budget, says Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar
1 month ago

Centre allocated ₹1.08 lakh crore to Telangana in this year’s budget, says Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday claimed that Telangana has been allocated ₹1.08 lakh crore in the form of taxes and schemes in this year’s Union Budget and accused the Congress government of spreading “false propaganda” against the Centre to divert the attention of the people from its own failure to implement the six promised …

Dinakar reviews implementation of Central schemes in Sri Sathya Sai district
1 month 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 …

No false claims like Centre, says Mamata; poll flavour sweeps Bengal Budget
1 month, 1 week ago

No false claims like Centre, says Mamata; poll flavour sweeps Bengal Budget

India Today  

The West Bengal government has unveiled its Budget for 2025-26 with a strong emphasis on infrastructure, flood control, state employees’ benefits and social welfare. Following finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya’s Budget presentation on February 12, chief minister Mamata Banerjee addressed a press conference in the evening and highlighted her government’s economic strategy and political stance. Additionally, Rs 200 crore has been …

MGNREGA workers from Othakadai stage protest demanding release of pending wages
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Rural jobs scheme, direct benefit transfers causing labour shortages: L&T chair
1 month, 1 week ago

Rural jobs scheme, direct benefit transfers causing labour shortages: L&T chair

Live Mint  

India's direct transfers of cash to the beneficiaries of a host of social sector schemes, and rural jobs programme that assures 100 days of wage employment to at least one member of every village household are preventing workers from moving away from their hometowns, sparking labour shortages in large cities and other economic centres across the country, Larsen & Toubro …

Govt. to study decline in MGNREGS participation in Kerala: Minister
1 month, 1 week ago

Govt. to study decline in MGNREGS participation in Kerala: Minister

The Hindu  

The government has decided to examine the decline in worker participation under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Minister for Local Self-government M.B. The Minister said stricter regulations introduced by the Union government, such as those relating to National Mobile Monitoring System that captures attendance, were primarily responsible for workers dropping out of the scheme. As per the …

₹1,570 crore owed to Bihar under MGNREGS, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
1 month, 2 weeks ago

₹1,570 crore owed to Bihar under MGNREGS, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

On a day when National Democratic Alliance MPs from Bihar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament to express gratitude for the recent budget announcements for their State, the Union Ministry of Rural Development informed the Rajya Sabha that the Centre owed ₹1,570 crore funds to the State under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Replying to a …

Himanshu: Will the budget’s proposals help revive India’s rural economy?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Himanshu: Will the budget’s proposals help revive India’s rural economy?

Live Mint  

That the Indian economy is going through a difficult phase is no longer a matter of speculation. Still, neither did the budget offer anything new to boost agricultural incomes or worker productivity, nor did it allocate enough to revive the non-farm economy. The Centre’s plan to increase incomes and productivity in 100 backward districts is also unconvincing, given that the …

Mint Primer: Will the budget bring prosperity to rural India?
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mint Primer: Will the budget bring prosperity to rural India?

Live Mint  

The budget announced a slew of schemes for rural India, focusing on improving crop productivity and credit access for farmers. Despite rising weather-related risks to production and farm revenue, the budget cut funding for the flagship crop insurance scheme by ₹3,600 crore. The budget announced a prosperity and resilience scheme aiming to skill rural youth and reduce distress migration. Funds …

‘Union govt. dismantling MGNREGA scheme, will affect women and SCs’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Union govt. dismantling MGNREGA scheme, will affect women and SCs’

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai on Monday criticised the Union government for giving tax-breaks to big corporates while reducing funding for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which provides employment to the poor and marginalised, especially, women and Scheduled Castes in India. In a statement, Mr. Selvaperunthagai said the Union government was dismantling the scheme through reduced …

Average workdays per household is down to just 44 days under MGNREGS
1 month, 2 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 …

Budget focus firmly on employment generation: Labour Minster
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Budget focus firmly on employment generation: Labour Minster

The Hindu  

The Labour Ministry got its highest ever allocation in this year’s Union Budget and the increase in funding will help focus on the new employment generation scheme, Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday. The Ministry’s main focus is the new Employment Generation Scheme, for which the budgetary allocation has been doubled from ₹10,000 crore to ₹20,000 crore. “The allocation …

Govt announces multiple schemes for Bharat; allocation inadequate to match inflationary pressure
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Govt announces multiple schemes for Bharat; allocation inadequate to match inflationary pressure

Live Mint  

The FY26 budget announced a long thread of schemes for rural India, including a comprehensive multi-sectoral rural prosperity and resilience programme, grameen credit score and broadband connectivity for all government secondary schools and primary health centres. Sitharaman also said India Post with 150,000 rural post offices, complemented by the India Post Payment Bank and a vast network of 240,000 Dak …

Govt announces multiple schemes for Bharat; allocation inadequate to match inflationary pressure
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Govt announces multiple schemes for Bharat; allocation inadequate to match inflationary pressure

Live Mint  

The FY26 budget announced a long thread of schemes for rural India, including a comprehensive multi-sectoral rural prosperity and resilience programme, grameen credit score and broadband connectivity for all government secondary schools and primary health centres. Sitharaman also said India Post with 150,000 rural post offices, complemented by the India Post Payment Bank and a vast network of 240,000 Dak …

Congress slams government over 'neglect' of MGNREGS
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress slams government over 'neglect' of MGNREGS

The Hindu  

The Congress on Sunday lashed out at the government over keeping the MGNREGS budget stagnant and said the "neglect" of this crucial safety net exposes its indifference to rural livelihoods. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said that despite rising rural distress, the government has kept MGNREGA's budget stagnant at ₹86,000 crore for 2024-26. …

Budget 2025: How much budgetary allocation for MGNREGA? Check Congress' reaction on job scheme's funds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2025: How much budgetary allocation for MGNREGA? Check Congress' reaction on job scheme's funds

India TV News  

Day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced fund allocation for MGNREGA, while presenting her 8th Union Budget in the Parliament, Congress slammed the governenment alleging it of ignoring the job scheme. No changes in fund allocation for MGNREGS The allocation for the flagship rural employment scheme Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Development Scheme was Rs 86,000 crore, the same as last …

Union Budget 2025: Job schemes don’t look promising
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Job schemes don’t look promising

The Hindu  

This piece analyses the Union Budget 2025-26 for its employment generating impact from both a macro-economic as well as a micro-economic perspective. It does it by examining two sets of proposals: the first is the flagship personal income tax slabs revision; and second, the ‘schemes’ announced in the classic government way for translating budget allocations to outcomes. Given that the …

The social sector is again the target of spending cuts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The social sector is again the target of spending cuts

The Hindu  

The Budget speech mentions six principles of ‘Viksit Bharat’: zero-poverty, quality education, comprehensive healthcare, meaningful employment, inclusion of women in economic activities, and farmers’ well being. Even the budget for MGNREGS remains stagnant at ₹86,000 crore despite demands from workers’ unions and also the corporate sector for an increase in wages under this scheme. Given stagnant rural wages over the …

Farmers express disappointment over lack of announcement on enhancing assistance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers express disappointment over lack of announcement on enhancing assistance

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, affiliated to the CPI, has said that the interests of farmers have been neglected in the Union Budget. The Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam State president, N.Palaniappan said on Saturday that the Budget failed to address the issues relating to organic farming and there was no announcement about the much anticipated enhancement of annual assistance under …

Karnataka: Crucial allocations have been downsized, says CM
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: Crucial allocations have been downsized, says CM

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has described the Union Budget 2025-26 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Saturday as lacking in foresightedness. Addressing a press conference in Mysuru on Saturday, Mr. Siddaramaiah pointed out that the Union Budget had not only failed to address the demand of agitating farmers for introduction of a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price for …

Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2025 is all about ‘GYAN’. Here’s what it means
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2025 is all about ‘GYAN’. Here’s what it means

Firstpost  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that this Budget, 2025-2026, focuses on ‘GYAN’ — ‘garib’, ‘yuva’, ‘annadata’, ‘nari’. As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stood up to deliver her speech, she said that Union Budget 2025-2026 prioritises these key sectors — poor, youth, farmers and women — ‘Garib, Yuva, Annadata aur Naari’. Garib For the ‘garib’, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in …

Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2025 is all about ‘GYAN’. Here’s what it means
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2025 is all about ‘GYAN’. Here’s what it means

Firstpost  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that this Budget, 2025-2026, focuses on ‘GYAN’ — ‘garib’, ‘yuva’, ‘annadata’, ‘nari’. As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stood up to deliver her speech, she said that Union Budget 2025-2026 prioritises these key sectors — poor, youth, farmers and women — ‘Garib, Yuva, Annadata aur Naari’. Garib For the ‘garib’, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in …

T.N. govt making efforts to sustain MGNREGA scheme despite non cooperation from Centre, says CPI(M) MP
1 month, 3 weeks ago

T.N. govt making efforts to sustain MGNREGA scheme despite non cooperation from Centre, says CPI(M) MP

The Hindu  

Promising farm labourers to provide under the MGNREGA scheme without any interruption, Dindigul MP R. Sachidanandam said he would raise the issue in the Lok Sabha during the ensuing budget session. When the scheme ensured employment and also gave wages, the BJP government stalled the programme citing multiple reasons and excuses, he alleged and said the Centre owed ₹1,300 crore …

​Stifling demand: On the MGNREGS
1 month, 2 weeks ago

​Stifling demand: On the MGNREGS

The Hindu  

The efficacy of a welfare programme is directly proportional to the enthusiasm of the government implementing it. The fact that it has not only survived but also thrived under two regimes across multiple terms suggests its utility and popularity among the rural poor, though, under the National Democratic Alliance, the scheme has acquired a status of being an unwanted necessity …

Thennarasu requests Sitharaman to release MGNREGS funds owed to Tamil Nadu
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thennarasu requests Sitharaman to release MGNREGS funds owed to Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Monday and handed over a representation requesting the release of outstanding dues to the State under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. According to an official release, funds to the tune of ₹1,635 crore due to Tamil Nadu as wages for …

Union Budget 2025: Cruel attempts to throttle MGNREGA must end, says Congress
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Cruel attempts to throttle MGNREGA must end, says Congress

The Hindu  

The Modi government’s cruel attempts to throttle the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act must end, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a statement. Pointing out that the scheme continues to be the only lifeline for crores of India’s poorest families, Mr. Ramesh demanded that in the upcoming Union budget, the linkage of MGNREGA wages to Aadhaar-based payment …

No extra allocation for MGNREGS; wages delayed
1 month, 3 weeks ago

No extra allocation for MGNREGS; wages delayed

The Hindu  

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has not received an additional budget for the financial year 2024-25. Sources said that the Union Rural Development Ministry is falling short of ₹4,315 crore for the wages for which a Fund Transfer Order has been generated. Last year, the government responded to criticism on low fund allocation by saying that the …

Tamil Nadu seeks urgent release of Rs 1,635 crore MGNREGS dues from Centre
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu seeks urgent release of Rs 1,635 crore MGNREGS dues from Centre

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the national capital on Monday, seeking the immediate release of Rs 1,635 crore in wage arrears owed to workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin had earlier addressed the issue in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

16,565 landless labourers identified under Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa scheme in Karimnagar district
1 month, 3 weeks ago

16,565 landless labourers identified under Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa scheme in Karimnagar district

The Hindu  

As many as 16,565 eligible landless labourers of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme have been identified under the government’s flagship Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa scheme in the gram sabhas so far in the district, said Karimnagar District Collector Pamela Satpathy. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Manakondur MLA Kavvampally Satyanarayana, Choppadandi MLA Medipalli Sathyam, …

R-Day: Welfare Sops for All Soon
1 month, 3 weeks ago

R-Day: Welfare Sops for All Soon

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: District collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu announced that all eligible people will soon receive the state’s welfare schemes. During the Republic Day celebrations at the Police Parade Ground, Hanumanthu hoisted the National Flag and lauded Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for his transparent governance and effective distribution of welfare benefits. Nizamabad district leads the state by crediting Rs 1,140.27 crore …

MGNREGS stares at fund crunch; no additional allocation forthcoming
1 month, 3 weeks ago

MGNREGS stares at fund crunch; no additional allocation forthcoming

The Hindu  

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has not received an additional budget for financial year 2024-25, resulting in delay in disbursal wages to workers. The Section 3 of the MGNREG Act clearly states that “the disbursement of daily wages shall be made on a weekly basis or in any case not later than a fortnight after the date …

Letter to Minister seeks 2021-22 as the base year for Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa scheme
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Letter to Minister seeks 2021-22 as the base year for Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa scheme

The Hindu  

Two non-governmental organisations — Dalit Bahujan Front and LibTech India — have addressed a joint letter to the Minister for Panchayatraj and Rural Development Danasari Anasuya alias Seethakka, requesting for the year 2021-22 to be taken as the base year for the implementation of the Indiramma Ātmiya Bharosa scheme of the Telangana government for landless labourers. Under the scheme, a …

CM to launch four welfare schemes today
1 month, 3 weeks ago

CM to launch four welfare schemes today

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will launch the four welfare schemes at Chandravancha village in Kosgi mandal of combined Mahbubnagar district on the Republic Day. Addressing a press conference at the Secretariat, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageshwara Rao said the launch of the …

MGNREGA workers in Virudhunagar district not paid wages to the tune of ₹58.83 crore for seven weeks: MP
1 month, 3 weeks ago

MGNREGA workers in Virudhunagar district not paid wages to the tune of ₹58.83 crore for seven weeks: MP

The Hindu  

Wages to workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to the tune of ₹58.83 crore could not be paid for seven weeks due to non-release of funds by the Centre, said Virudhunagar MP B. Manickam Tagore. After attending the Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee meeting here on Tuesday, Mr. Tagore said the Centre had been delaying payment …

Each taluk in Karnataka gets ₹220 crore for five guarantee schemes: Agriculture Minister
2 months ago

Each taluk in Karnataka gets ₹220 crore for five guarantee schemes: Agriculture Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy on Monday said the State government was spending a sum of ₹220 crore on every taluk in the State annually for the implementation of five guarantee schemes that became a reality after the Congress government came to power. Speaking after presiding over the Janata Darshan held at Koppa village in Maddur taluk of Mandya district, …

MGNREGS allocations could be increased for FY26
2 months 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 …

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