India is launching a new rural employment program, VB-G RAM G, replacing MGNREGA from July 1, 2026. This initiative guarantees 125 days of ...

Mallikarjun Kharge alleges that the Modi government aims to dismantle MGNREGA. He claims capping spending is unconstitutional. Kharge quest...

On Tuesday, the government dismissed the Opposition's accusation of a reduction in the budget allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Ru...

The budget had reduced funds for Mgnrega from last budget's revised estimate of '89,400 crores to '60,000 crore for FY24. Budget outlay for...

Mgnrega is a demand driven scheme and the government is committed to provide funds as the utilization progresses. “The government has ratio...

In her Zero Hour submission, Gandhi began by taking an indirect jibe at PM Modi: "Despite some people in the past mocking Mgnrega", the rur...

This is 25.51 per cent less than the revised estimate for the current financial year. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had allocated Rs ...

The lockdown proved to be a death knell for daily wage labourers mostly engaged in construction and other activities in urban areas.

Announcing the highest-ever allocation to MGNREGA in his 2015-16 Budget speech, Jaitley gave Rs 34,699 crore to the scheme, nearly 12 per c...

But Modi not only did not discontinue it after coming to power but also enhanced it in various ways. The rationale behind this move was to ...

"Rs 38,500 crore have been allocated for MGNREGA in 2016-17. If the total amount is spent, it will be highest budget spend on MGNREGA," Jai...

Replying to a debate on President's Address in Lok Sabha, Modi had yesterday taken a dig at the opposition over rumours that MGNREGA scheme...

Tripura CM Manik Sarkar has sought intervention of the PM on the issue of reduction of money allocation for implementing MGNREGA in the sta...

Sarkar said the state government had expected that the wages in the MGNREGA would be increased for creating assets in the rural areas.

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee announced Rs 33,000 crore as MGNREGA allocation, down from 40,000 crore earmarked last year.

The forthcoming budget is unlikely to propose a steep hike in allocation of funds for the government's flagship rural welfare scheme despit...