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...
08 Sep, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
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...
01 Sep, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
Rains Raksha in India may not be enough to fight $250 billion heat billExtreme heat poses a significant economic threat to India's workforce and GDP. Lost labor hours and reduced productivity impact both worker...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
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...
21 Aug, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
CAG report: Green India Mission falls short by 98% in forest cover targets, citing mismanagementThe CAG highlighted the Green India Mission's significant failure to achieve forest cover targets. Observed forest cover increase fell shor...
14 Aug, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
History will indeed remember Manmohan Singh kindly as most consequential PM: Sonia GandhiCongress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday defended former prime minister Manmohan Singh after the Supreme Court cleared him in the coal block...
11 Aug, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
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 ...
10 Aug, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
Rozgar Adhikar chori: Congress slams govt on VB G RAM GCongress leader Jairam Ramesh criticized the new VB G RAM G Act. He called it "Rozgar Adhikar chori" and a centralised scheme. This new law...
08 Jul, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
New rural job scheme VB-G RAM-G pays 10% more than MGNREGAThe government has boosted rural employment wages by over 10% with the new Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission-Gramin, ...
02 Jul, 2026, 01.34 AM IST
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' ...
27 Jan, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
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...
13 Jan, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Making cuts in implementation of MGNREGA 'crime against Constitution': Mallikarjun KhargeMallikarjun Kharge alleges that the Modi government aims to dismantle MGNREGA. He claims capping spending is unconstitutional. Kharge quest...
16 Jun, 2025, 02.03 PM IST
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...
11 Mar, 2025, 11.38 PM IST
PM Modi govt owes MGNREGA wages to 18 states, UTs: CongressCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday claimed that the Modi government still owes Rs 6,366 crore in MGNREGA wages to 18 states...
23 Aug, 2023, 10.30 AM IST
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...
13 Sep, 2022, 11.32 PM IST
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...
15 Jul, 2015, 07.09 PM IST
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.
26 Jun, 2015, 05.12 PM IST