Congress highlights recommendations of Parliament panel calling for MGNREGS wage revisionThe Congress has highlighted the recommendations from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development. Key suggestions include re...
13 Mar, 2025, 03.42 PM IST
Parliamentary panel raises concern over low MGNREGS wagesA parliamentary panel has criticized the low wages under MGNREGS, questioning the lack of inflation indexing and urging the rural developme...
13 Dec, 2024, 02.02 PM IST
MGNREGS wage hike just, based on Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labour: Govt sourceMGNREGS wage hike based on CPI-AL at 7.7%. New rates announced by Rural Development Ministry. Gujarat, MP, Andhra Pradesh see higher increa...
29 Mar, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
Low hike in MGNREGS wages brazen display of BJP's hatred for Bengal: TMC's Saket GokhaleReferring to the wage notification for the flagship rural employment scheme issued by the Union rural development ministry, Gokhale said th...
28 Mar, 2024, 04.03 PM IST
Centre likely to notify MGNREGS wage revision, calls it 'routine' exerciseThe Centre determines wages under the flagship scheme under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gu...
21 Mar, 2024, 08.04 PM IST
MGNREGA focus on asset quality, skilling nowThe rural development ministry would earmark MGNREGA funds to help the most backward blocks in hiring specialised manpower on natural resou...
02 Mar, 2020, 09.51 AM IST
Going by precedents, EC likely to clear revised MNREGA wage ratesThe sources in the poll panel on Tuesday said going by precedents and instructions issued issued in the past, the request is likely to be g...
27 Mar, 2019, 11.04 AM IST
Bid to reduce gap between MGNREGA, state wagesA new committee comprising state secretaries has been formed to examine the recommendations made by the Mahendra Dev Committee last year on...
23 May, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
MGNREGA workers of Jharkhand block return Rs 5 wage hike to PM Narendra ModiThe minimum wage under centrally-sponsored MGNREGA in Jharkhand is Rs 162 and after the hike it stands at Rs 167.
02 May, 2016, 12.12 PM IST
POKE ME: The social security measure seems doomed with budgetary cutbacks and frequent wage hikesProportion of households participating in MGNREGA plumetted from 32.5% in 2012/13 to 11.80% in 2014/15, a reduction of about 64%.
29 Apr, 2016, 08.01 PM IST
New MGNREGA wages leave states in a quandaryThe revised MGNREGA wages have left various state governments in a quandary as they apprehend the new rates would not be able to attract la...
04 Apr, 2016, 03.06 AM IST
MGNREGA has not contributed to food inflation: ReportReserve Bank of India was among the first to blame the wage spiral caused by MGNREGA for rising food inflation, which has persisted for ove...
22 Oct, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Government working on new index to fix rural wagesThe government is working on a new index based on the consumption pattern of rural landless labour to fix wages under MGNREGA.
11 Sep, 2013, 04.35 AM IST
House panel seeks parity between NREGA, minimum state wagesNREGA wage is below the minimum wage rates in eight states, five of them are ruled by Congress or its ally.
20 Aug, 2013, 05.36 AM IST
- Labour shortage, wage hike hits Indian industry hard: Ficci
MGNREGA has led to labour shortages for the industry resulting in increased wage costs and hampering production, Ficci said.
09 Oct, 2011, 11.09 AM IST
- Budget 2011: NREGA outlay likely to stay flat this year
The forthcoming budget is unlikely to propose a steep hike in allocation of funds for the government's flagship rural welfare scheme despit...
10 Feb, 2011, 11.06 AM IST
- States to bear cost of aligning NREGA wages with minimum pay: Montek
The Planning Commission has said that states will have to bear the additional burden if the minimum wages notified by them are higher than ...
19 Jan, 2011, 01.53 AM IST