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Demographic transition and change in women’s lives
1 year, 6 months ago

Demographic transition and change in women’s lives

The Hindu  

The passage of World Population Day is also a time to look at how India’s demographic journey has changed the lives of its citizens, particularly its women. Good data on this only goes back 30 years, but my research with Sojin Yu, based on the National Family Health Survey, finds that the number of years women spend caring for children …

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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 …

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BJP trying to lift NREGS: Errabelli
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP trying to lift NREGS: Errabelli

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: The BJP government is trying to lift the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by reducing man days and sanctioning only Rs 7 crores out of Rs 13-crore allocation, alleged panchayat raj minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao. The minister, who distributed awards to the best village panchayats at a programme held in Jangaon district on Saturday, alleged that with …

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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 …

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Reset rural job policies, recognise women’s work
4 years, 6 months ago

Reset rural job policies, recognise women’s work

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on women’s work, but as official statistics do not capture women’s work adequately and accurately, little attention has been paid to the consequences of the pandemic for women workers and to the design of specific policies and programmes to assist them. Taking time spent in economic activity and using the standard definition …

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