Nine killed as speeding car hits MGNREGA workers in Punjab's SangrurNine people were killed when a speeding car struck MGNREGA labourers who were resting by the roadside. The incident took place in Sangrur d...
Only guarantee under VB-G RAM G is technology-driven exclusion, emasculation of gram panchayats: CongressCongress criticised the Centre over the VB-G RAM Act, saying it guarantees only technology-driven exclusion, centralisation and emasculatio...
New rural jobs framework notifies 375 activitiesThe ministry of rural development said the new schedule under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (VB-G RAM G) Gram...
Govt notifies 375 permissible works under VB-G RAM G, expands scope by 41 per centThe Centre has introduced 375 new permissible works under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission. The categories inclu...
Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan orders random inspections of works under VB-G RAM G schemeRural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan mandated random inspections for the VB-G RAM G scheme. He stressed that fraud and irregula...
Supreme Court to hear on Sep 15 IAS officer's plea to quash cognisance order in money laundering caseThe Supreme Court will hear IAS officer Pooja Singhal's plea on September 15. She challenges a Jharkhand High Court order dismissing her pe...
Every fourth Jan Dhan account inactive, reflects failure of Modi govt's policies: GehlotFormer Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot stated that many Jan Dhan Yojana accounts remain inactive. He alleged that flawed government p...
Rural job demand rises 23.8% in August under new VB-G RAM G schemeDemand for jobs under the new rural employment scheme increased in August. Work sought by households rose significantly from the previous m...
Modi govt destroyed 'lifeline of poor' - MGNREGA; conspired to snatch employment guarantee: CongressCongress leader Jairam Ramesh has accused the Modi government of weakening rural employment after MGNREGA was replaced by the VB-G RAM G Ac...
Supreme Court: Should right to work be a fundamental right?The SC was hearing a plea concerning payment of minimum wages and compensation for delayed wages for rural employment guarantee workers. Ad...
VB-G RAM G is 'rozgar chori': Congress slams Modi govtIn a pointed critique, the Congress party has slammed the VB-G RAM G Act for its severe impact on rural employment generation, claiming it ...
MGNREGA repeal will take India back to ‘Maharajas’ era, says Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi criticizes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alleged plan to dismantle MGNREGA. Gandhi claims this move seeks to remove workers' ...
Govt bulldozed MGNREGA, Congress says; struggle on to restore work rightsThe Congress party has initiated a nationwide campaign called 'MGNREGA Bachao Sangram'. This movement aims to restore constitutional rights...
Mgnrega issues in Bengal & Punjab: Won't allow misappropriation, says govt in Lok SabhaThe government has assured that states will not be allowed to misappropriate or rebrand the MGNREGA. Addressing the Lok Sabha, Union Minist...
Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi talks of nextgen MGNREGA during 'yatra'Rahul Gandhi, while interacting with MGNREGA workers during the break between the two phases of the day's Bharat Jodo Yatra, said a large p...
MGNREGA employees stage sit-in demanding job securityThe employees staged the protest under the banner of Nagaland MGNREGA Employees Association with placards outside State Civil Secretariat d...
North East MGNREGA Employees' Association to stage dharna across North East statesAround 12,500 employees under the MGNREGA in the North East will stage a dharna in all sister states of the region on July 15.