Parliamentary panel recommends independent survey, revamp of MGNREGSA Parliamentary panel has suggested a comprehensive survey to assess the effectiveness of MGNREGS, highlighting concerns over wage stagnati...
13 Apr, 2025, 02.43 PM IST
MGNREGS work demand not directly correlated to rural distress: Economic SurveyKerala and Tamil Nadu utilize more MGNREGS funds despite having fewer poor, unlike Bihar and UP. No link with unemployment rates. Instituti...
22 Jul, 2024, 10.15 PM IST
Government forced digitalisation in MGNREGA, using it as tool to discourage demand for scheme: CongressThe Congress party has accused the Narendra Modi government of using digitalisation in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarant...
07 Oct, 2023, 11.14 AM IST
Congress accuses govt of carrying out 'planned euthanasia' of MGNREGAThe Congress party has accused the Indian government of deliberately delaying funding for social audits, resulting in a compromised process...
29 Sep, 2023, 10.13 AM IST
Govt panel suggests sharp hike in NREGS wage rates, budgetary outlayA high-level government panel, tasked with recommending changes to make the rural job guarantee scheme more effective, has called for a sig...
04 Aug, 2023, 12.21 PM IST
Demand up but NREGS work generation is at 50%: AuditCrucially, the audit has termed the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (Disha), which oversees the implementation o...
23 Jun, 2020, 10.09 AM IST
The seven reforms that made MGNREGS more usefulWhile there is always room for improvement, a lot has been achieved through these reforms under MGNREGS.
22 Nov, 2019, 07.30 PM IST
States asked to complete NREGA FY17 audit by SeptemberDelay in the financial audit of MGNREGS, the government’s flagship rural job guarantee scheme, is the key reason why several states have no...
19 May, 2017, 11.45 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks government’s response on MGNREGS wagesThe three petitioners - social activists Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey and Lalit Mathur - requested SC to direct the central government to ensure t...
03 Nov, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
Government terms audit of rural job guarantee scheme,MGNREGS, as bogusRural development ministry termed as "bogus" findings of a social audit of govt’s flagship rural job guarantee scheme, saying none of the s...
09 Apr, 2014, 09.25 AM IST
Rural development ministry seeks social audit of all government run welfare schemesRural development ministry has proposed social audit of all govt-run welfare schemes and asked the Centre to set up a Rs 2,000-cr fund for ...
01 Jan, 2014, 02.07 AM IST
Irregularities noticed under social audit for MGNREGS in MPThe audit was carried out in May and June by Madhya Pradesh State Social Audit Society, an autonomous body under the state government.
01 Sep, 2013, 11.06 AM IST
- Assam could not meet the demand of jobs under MGNREGS: CAG
CAG report for the year 2012 reports that employment could be provided to only 3.54 lakh workers against the demand of 88.15 lakhs in Assam.
15 Jul, 2013, 06.40 PM IST
- Jairam Ramesh seeks CAG help to plug leaking NREGA
Jairam Ramesh has sought the help of CAG of India to begin special financial and performance audit in 12 states, flagging specific irregula...
24 Nov, 2011, 06.01 AM IST
- CAG to audit NREGA work in top 12 fund-recipient states
The performance audit will be the first in a series that will cover all programmes under the ministries of rural development and drinking w...
07 Nov, 2011, 03.40 AM IST
- Centre mandates state social audit for NREGS
The move aims to increase transparency in the scheme follows reports of embezzlement of funds allocated for the programme.
09 Jul, 2011, 08.30 AM IST
- Survey finds too many holes in welfare scheme execution in Orissa
Orissa government finally gave its consent to a CBI probe into the alleged corruption in the utilization of central funds.
11 Apr, 2011, 11.02 PM IST