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Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
Explained: What is the new VB-G RAM G Act and how will it replace MGNREGA?A new rural employment law, VB-G RAM G Act, will replace MGNREGA on July 1. It guarantees 125 days of work annually, focusing on infrastruc...
Govt to replace MGNREGA with new rural jobs scheme G RAM G, guarantees 125 days of work at near Rs 96,000 crore budget allocationIndia is launching a new rural employment program, VB-G RAM G, replacing MGNREGA from July 1, 2026. This initiative guarantees 125 days of ...
Six yrs later, migrant workers still trapped in a cycle of exploitationMigrant workers are again facing hardship. Protests erupt over low wages and poor conditions. Government policies lag behind rising costs. ...
Parl panel flags delays in MGNREGA payments, calls for pension reforms in NSAPA parliamentary panel has highlighted delays in MGNREGA wage payments and called for reforms in the NSAP to better support the vulnerable. ...
Govt rejects allegations of bias in MGNREGA fund release amid opposition protest in Lok SabhaOpposition MPs in the Lok Sabha protested over delayed MGNREGA payments, with Kerala and Tamil Nadu raising concerns on pending funds. Mini...
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...
Budget must increase MGNREGA wages: CongressThe Congress has demanded the Union Budget increase MGNREGA wages to Rs 400 per day and to abandon mandatory Aadhar-based payments. They al...
Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi, seeks release of MGNREGA, PMAY fundsBanerjee claimed that wages have been pending for more than four months as the Centre is yet to release funds to the tune of nearly '6,500 ...
MGNREGA to help most vulnerable householdsThe Centre is banking on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme to ensure steady income to most vulnerable...
Rs 51,600 crore released to states under MGNREGA in 2017-18: GovernmentThe delay in payment of wages are due to various implementation issues in states including inadequate staff, non-timely recording and repor...
Centre plans new fund for direct transfer of wages to MGNREGA beneficiariesThis has been necessitated because the percentage of delayed payments has gone up significantly in the current financial year.
Compensation for delayed wages under MGNREGA amounts to Rs 118 croreCompensation for delayed wages under MGNREGA this year, has amounted to Rs 118.04 crore, said Rural Development Minister, Upendra Kushwaha
Rural Development Ministry wants states to allocate 60% of NREGA funds to agricultural infrastructureThis is expected to bring at least Rs 25,000 crore of investment into agriculture, a senior government official told ET.
Rural Development Ministry takes steps for timely payment under MGNREGA jobs schemeThe rural development ministry will identify up to 1,000 blocks across the country where there are no banks or internet connectivity.
Punjab government diverting MGNREGA funds: Manish TewariUnion Minister Manish Tewari today accused the "cash starved" SAD-BJP government in Punjab of diverting MGNREGA funds for "other purposes".
Jairam Ramesh asks Odisha to clear backlog payments under MGNREGAHe said that his ministry had brought an amendment to Schedule II of MGNREGA to ensure timely wage payment and adequate compensation in cas...
Jairam Ramesh asks Odisha to clear backlog payments under MGNREGAJairam Ramesh has asked the government to clear the backlog of delay in wage payment under NGNREGA immediately.
Maharashtra government to pay MGNREGA wages through banks, tells labourers to open accountsPresently, wages are paid to labourers through post offices which have a wider reach in the state compared to banks.
- Village panchayats to give CA's certificate on NREGA spendings
The government has made it mandatory for village panchayats to attach a Chartered Accountant's certificate on spendings incurred under MGNR...