Somayampalayam residents oppose proposed merger with Coimbatore Corporation
2 months ago

Somayampalayam residents oppose proposed merger with Coimbatore Corporation

The Hindu  

Residents of Somayampalayam village panchayat have voiced strong opposition to the State government’s decision to merge the village with Coimbatore Corporation. One major concern is the potential loss of the 100-day employment scheme under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, which is available only to panchayats. As a panchayat, residents have more control over local decision-making, but the merger will centralise power in the Corporation, leading to delay in addressing their concerns. The residents staged a protest in the village on Sunday and submitted a petition to the District Collector on Monday, urging the revocation of the proposed merger

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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Tamil Nadu: still plodding along
3 weeks, 1 day 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, 6 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 …

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 …

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 …

Palayampatti panchayat residents oppose merger with Aruppukottai Municipality
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Palayampatti panchayat residents oppose merger with Aruppukottai Municipality

The Hindu  

Residents of Palayampatti panchayat under Aruppukottai union on Monday thronged the Collectorate in large numbers to hand over hundreds of petitions opposing the State Government’s proposal to merge part of their panchayat with nearby Aruppukottai Town municipality. The villagers have been protesting against the proposal claiming that the economically weaker sections under the rural local body would lose their jobs …

Residents oppose merger of Samusigapuram panchayat with Rajapalayam municipality
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Residents oppose merger of Samusigapuram panchayat with Rajapalayam municipality

The Hindu  

VIRUDHUNAGAR Residents of Samusigapuram village panchayat staged a wait-in protest on the panchayat office premises on Tuesday seeking to scrap the proposal to merge the rural local body with Rajapalayam municipality. The protest was led by Tamil Nadu Nesavalargal Munnetra Kazhagam president A. Ganesan and former panchayat president Rajagopal. CPI cadre M. Somasundaram said that the lot of residents of …

Residents of Neelambur panchayat oppose merger with Coimbatore Corporation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Residents of Neelambur panchayat oppose merger with Coimbatore Corporation

The Hindu  

Residents of Neelambur village panchayat in Coimbatore have opposed the government proposal to merge their panchayat with the Coimbatore Corporation. Villagers and farmers raised concerns that the merger would end their access to funds provided under the Panchayati Raj scheme, which, they said, had been essential for executing basic infrastructure projects. They also expressed fears of a rise in property …

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

MGNREGS workers in Erode oppose merger of village panchayats with town panchayats and municipalities
2 months, 1 week ago

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

The Hindu  

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

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

Implement MGNREGA effectively, says AIAWU

The Hindu  

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

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

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

New Indian Express  

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

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

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

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A government panel has recommended a complete overhaul of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme including allocating more work in areas with a higher number of deprived households. The panel, formed by the ministry of rural development in October 2022 to study the performance of the states and governance under MGNREGS, also argued for a separate …

CPI(M) opposes move to merge six village panchayats with Erode Corporation
7 months, 2 weeks ago

CPI(M) opposes move to merge six village panchayats with Erode Corporation

The Hindu  

The proposal to merge six village panchayats with Erode Corporation will deny works to beneficiaries under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, said the Communist Party of India and All India Agricultural Workers Union in a petition submitted to an official at the Erode Union office on Monday. Led by CPI taluk secretary N. Balasubramani and the union’s …

Explained | The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme in Rajasthan
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme in Rajasthan

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme has rolled out in Rajasthan with the objective of providing economic support to the poor and needy families living in the cities through work to be provided on demand for 100 days in a year. The Congress government has touted it as the country's biggest scheme to give guaranteed …

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

Revoke restrictions on MGNREGS works: Minister

The Hindu  

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

Graduates too opting for MGNREGS works in Bhadradri-Kothagudem
2 years, 10 months ago

Graduates too opting for MGNREGS works in Bhadradri-Kothagudem

Deccan Chronicle  

KOTHAGUDEM: This year, there are many graduates among those who have opted for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district. About 6,500 of total 71,000 persons who have enrolled for MGNREGS works in the district are graduates. I have joined the job scheme to get some money for paying the coaching centre.” On an …

A.P. surpassed the person days approved under MGNREGS, says Peddireddi
2 years, 11 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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

Underestimated utility: The Hindu Editorial on Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee rural jobs scheme fund crunch
3 years, 4 months ago

Underestimated utility: The Hindu Editorial on Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee rural jobs scheme fund crunch

The Hindu  

That as many as 21 of 35 States/UTs have utilised, by October 29, over 100% of their allocated funds under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for FY2021-22 is not a surprise. In the previous year, the allocations for MGNREGS were increased by ₹50,000 crore to meet the demand for work, with the Revised Estimates for spending for the …

Gujarat government calls MGNREGA scheme ‘a lifesaver’ for labourers during COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat government calls MGNREGA scheme ‘a lifesaver’ for labourers during COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

The BJP government in Gujarat has hailed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme as a “lifesaver” for the migrant workers, who returned to their native villages in the State due to the lockdown last year. “The MGNREGA scheme of guaranteed employment has been a lifesaver for labourers, compelled to return to their homes following the COVID-19 pandemic,” …

PM Modi lacks will to implement MGNREGA properly: Congress
7 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi lacks will to implement MGNREGA properly: Congress

India TV News  

The Congress on Saturday accused the Modi government of lacking the determination to properly implement rural employment guarantee scheme. Congress Communications Incharge Randeep Singh Surjewala told reporters here that rural wages were going down for the last four years and allocations have been delayed. "The Modi government, under a conspiracy, wants to end the MGNREGA scheme which guarantees 100 days …

No dilution of MNREGA scheme: Government
10 years, 3 months ago

No dilution of MNREGA scheme: Government

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government today allayed apprehensions over continuance or dilution of MNREGA scheme launched during the previous UPA rule and said all necessary funds have been released. The scheme will continue in all the 6,500 blocks,” Rural Development Minister Birender Singh said in Rajya Sabha. Several members including former Rural Development Jairam Ramesh had sought a categorical reply from …

MGNREGS irregularities in UP: Three cases filed
10 years, 8 months ago

MGNREGS irregularities in UP: Three cases filed

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered three cases against the then chief development officers and project directors of the UP government besides others for alleged irregularities in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in three districts. “Pursuant to an Allahabad High Court directive, the cases have been registered under provisions pertaining to cheating, criminal breach of trust, …

Rural job scheme: a game changer now too?
10 years, 11 months ago

Rural job scheme: a game changer now too?

The Hindu  

Many still believe that the UPA regime’s flagship rural job scheme, the ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme ’, silently did wonders for the Congress in 2009 Lok Sabha polls. Lakshmi of Surapattu village in Villupuram district, Punithaeswari of Bouthiramanickam village in Tiruvarur district and Magudeeswari of Muthunaickenpatti near Oddanchatram in Dindigul— from three different rural pockets of the …

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

Rural job scheme fails to pull tribal people

The Hindu  

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

Despite drawbacks, MGNREGS comes out on top in job creation
12 years, 1 month ago

Despite drawbacks, MGNREGS comes out on top in job creation

The Hindu  

Divergence of views prevails over the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. On the other hand, critics view the scheme as a bane because the MGNREGS has adversely affected agriculture by making labour force to go scarce; lack of monitoring mechanism has led to recklessness among the beneficiaries and a fertile ground for corruption; no worthwhile …

MGNREGS: central team to make study to include coir sector
12 years, 10 months ago

MGNREGS: central team to make study to include coir sector

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State for Power, K.C. Venugopal said that a Central team to study the possibility of including coir sector under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme will reach the State on May 21. Speaking to reporters after chairing a meeting to review the progress of Centrally- A social auditing to review the progress of works under …

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