Centre likely to grant more funds for rural schemes to ease pain
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre likely to grant more funds for rural schemes to ease pain

The Hindu  

The Central Government will likely raise its allocation to the Rural Development Ministry by 18% to ₹1.60 trillion for the current fiscal year, partly to bolster its job scheme, a top government source told Reuters. India had allocated ₹1.36 trillion for 2022/23 for various schemes in the hinterland, but the stress in rural areas has led to increased demand for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, or MNREGA, the country's only minimum job guarantee scheme, which pays $2 to $3 a day. Coming out of the pandemic, the Asian country's rural areas were under stress, with rising prices and limited non-farm job opportunities, forcing more people to sign up for the government's job scheme. The rural unemployment rate has remained above 7% for the majority of the months in the current fiscal year that started on April 1, according to data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, a private think-tank.

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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 …

Govt said to plan raise in rural housing subsidies by 50% after election setback
6 months, 1 week ago

Govt said to plan raise in rural housing subsidies by 50% after election setback

The Hindu  

India plans to increase state subsidies on rural housing in the upcoming Union Budget by as much as 50% from the previous year to more than $6.5 billion, after setbacks for the Bharatiya Janata Party in elections, two government sources said. The planned hike in housing subsidies is part of a broader government initiative to boost spending on rural infrastructure …

Interim Budget 2024: A little more for all labharathis? Focus on ‘core of core’ schemes
11 months, 1 week ago

Interim Budget 2024: A little more for all labharathis? Focus on ‘core of core’ schemes

Hindustan Times  

The interim budget on Tuesday raised allocations to the government’s six so-called “core of core schemes” to ₹1.12 lakh crore for 2024-25 from revised estimates of ₹1.08 lakh crore, an increase of 3%. These core of core centrally In her sixth straight budget, Sitharaman allocated ₹86,000 crore for the make-work MNREGS programme for 2024-25, which is the same as the …

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, …

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 …

No PMAY funds if...: Centre writes to Bengal govt
1 year, 10 months ago

No PMAY funds if...: Centre writes to Bengal govt

Hindustan Times  

The Union rural development ministry has told the West Bengal government that the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana funds sanctioned by the Centre in November 2022 will not be released if action is not taken against those who tried to misuse the scheme, state government officials familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The Centre, on November 24 last year, sanctioned …

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

Fund allocation for rural jobs as per demand: Nirmala Sitharaman

Live Mint  

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

Union Finance Secretary justifies cut in allocation for rural jobs scheme
1 year, 11 months ago

Union Finance Secretary justifies cut in allocation for rural jobs scheme

The Hindu  

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

Mint Explainer: The big picture behind the MNREGA cut
1 year, 11 months ago

Mint Explainer: The big picture behind the MNREGA cut

Live Mint  

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

Union Budget 2023: Did the Govt Meet Welfare Promises & Secure the Marginalised?
1 year, 11 months ago

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

The Quint  

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

More funds for MGNREGS if needed, says Rural Development Ministry
1 year, 11 months ago

More funds for MGNREGS if needed, says Rural Development Ministry

The Hindu  

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

Budget 2023 | Changes in allocation for key schemes including MGNREGS, PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat
1 year, 11 months 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 …

Budget 2023 | MGNREGS fund cut by 33% to 60,000 crore
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | MGNREGS fund cut by 33% to 60,000 crore

The Hindu  

In line with the recent trend of slashing the budget of its flagship rural jobs scheme, the Union Budget allocated only ₹60,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme for 2023-24. That is 18% lower than the ₹73,000 crore budget estimates for the current year, and 33% lower than the ₹89,000 crore revised estimates for the …

Union Budget: Allocation for housing scheme for rural poor increased by 12%
1 year, 11 months ago

Union Budget: Allocation for housing scheme for rural poor increased by 12%

Hindustan Times  

The budgetary allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin or PMAY-G for providing housing for the rural poor has been increased by 12% to ₹54,487 crore even as the allocation for the urban version of the scheme has been slashed to ₹25103 crore from ₹28708 crore. The housing schemes are among the most popular social welfare policies such as Ujjwala …

Union Budget 2023: Rural Spending May Witness 50 Per Cent Jump Next Fiscal, Says Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Union Budget 2023: Rural Spending May Witness 50 Per Cent Jump Next Fiscal, Says Report

ABP News  

India is likely to increase rural spending by nearly 50 per cent to $24.51 billion next fiscal year in its effort to boost jobs and affordable housing before the general elections in 2024. Boost To Rural Sector The rural development ministry has been allocated Rs 1.36 lakh crore for the current fiscal year, but it could end up spending more …

Housing for all: Centre approves continuation of PMAY-U scheme till 2024
2 years, 5 months ago

Housing for all: Centre approves continuation of PMAY-U scheme till 2024

Hindustan Times  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal of the ministry of housing and urban affairs for the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban up to December 31, 2024. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is an initiative by the Union government, under which the Centre is aiming to provide affordable housing to the urban poor with a target of building two …

Corruption, pending payments mar implementation of rural schemes: Parliamentary panel
2 years, 9 months ago

Corruption, pending payments mar implementation of rural schemes: Parliamentary panel

The Hindu  

Fake job cards, widespread corruption, late uploading of muster rolls, and huge pending payments for wages and materials are among the issues hampering the MGNREGA scheme, apart from insufficient funding, according to a Parliamentary Standing Committee report submitted to the Lok Sabha today. “Genuine labourers not getting their dues while money keeps changing hands due to collusion of unscrupulous elements …

Budget 2022: Centre allocates Rs 73,000 crore to MGNREGA, 25.51% lower than 2021-22 revised estimate
2 years, 11 months 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 …

MGNREGA seeks ₹25,000 crore additional funding
3 years, 1 month ago

MGNREGA seeks ₹25,000 crore additional funding

The Hindu  

The Centre has sought ₹25,000 crore as additional funding for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme as part of the supplementary demand for grants submitted to Parliament on Friday, after the demand-driven rural jobs scheme ran out of funds midway through the year. Overall, ₹3.73 lakh crore of additional funding is planned for the current financial year, …

Centre committed to releasing funds for MGNREGA wage and material payments
3 years, 2 months ago

Centre committed to releasing funds for MGNREGA wage and material payments

The Hindu  

The Centre is committed to releasing funds for proper implementation of its flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Act, the Rural Development Ministry said on Saturday. Whenever additional fund is required, the Ministry of Finance is requested to provide the funds,” said the Ministry, adding that last year, the Finance Ministry had allocated ₹50,000 crore additional funds over …

Centre allocates ₹73,000 crore for MGNREGA for 2021-22 fiscal
3 years, 5 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 …

Centre rolls out ₹1.19 lakh-crore stimulus package
4 years, 2 months ago

Centre rolls out ₹1.19 lakh-crore stimulus package

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a fresh set of relief and stimulus measures for the economy worth ₹1.19 lakh crore, including a scheme to boost re-employment chances of formal sector employees who lost their jobs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan 3.0 | An attempt to suppress RBI’s gloomy forecast: Congress MGNREGA boost To spur rural …

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 …

A mindset problem: The Hindu Editorial on rural jobs scheme fund crunch
4 years, 11 months ago

A mindset problem: The Hindu Editorial on rural jobs scheme fund crunch

The Hindu  

It needs no reiteration that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has acted as insurance for landless labourers during crop failures, agrarian crises and periods of a stressed economy. With the ongoing economic slowdown resulting in depressed rural wages and the lack of adequate opportunity to work, the MGNREGS has provided much needed succour and this explains why …

PM Modi plans to raise rural spending by 16% to woo rural voters: Sources
5 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi plans to raise rural spending by 16% to woo rural voters: Sources

Live Mint  

India is likely to raise its rural welfare spending by 16% for the fiscal year beginning April, two government sources said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to woo the farm vote ahead of a general election due by May this year. In its interim budget on Friday, the government is set to earmark about 1.3 trillion rupees for the …

Budget 2019: With signs of rural distress looming large on economy, MGNREGA could be hope for bringing some cheer
5 years, 11 months 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 …

Centre grants ₹4,714 cr. for drought mitigation
5 years, 11 months ago

Centre grants ₹4,714 cr. for drought mitigation

The Hindu  

Even though the Maharashtra government had requested ₹7,900 crore as drought relief from the Centre, the Union government on Tuesday approved a grant of ₹4,714 crore for the State. He said, “Till the Centre sends us the money, we will be spending half of the sum from our treasury to ensure farmers get relief. The money will be deposited in …

Govt allocates additional ₹6084 crores for rural employment programme
5 years, 11 months ago

Govt allocates additional ₹6084 crores for rural employment programme

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance government has allocated an additional Rs. 6,084 crore to the national rural employment guarantee scheme bringing the total financial allocation for the programme to Rs. According to a government statement issued on Tuesday, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme or MGNREGS as it is known, had provided nearly …

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