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Demand for MGNREGS work down 28% in MayDemand for MGNREGS work saw a significant drop in May compared to last year. This comes as a new program is slated to replace the current s...- 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...
- El Niño and geopolitical tensions cloud India’s rural economy: A somber 2026 outlookIndia’s rural economy faces pressure in 2026 from a likely El Niño-driven weak monsoon and rising input costs due to US-Iran tensions. Lowe...
- VB-G RAM G enacted in backdrop of notable decline in work demand under MGNREGS: Economic SurveyIndia has replaced the MGNREGA with the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Act 2025. This new law guarantees 125 days ...
- Work demand under rural job scheme rises for third monthDemand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme increased for the third month in January. 27.12 million...
- 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...
- Demand under MGNREGS is not a true indicator of rural distress: Eco SurveyThe Economic Survey 2023-24 indicates that MGNREGS demand is not a true indicator of rural distress. Despite high rural unemployment, state...
- Demand under rural jobs scheme seen 27% lower in FY25The rural development ministry has pegged the 2024-25 person-day generation target (called labour budget) at 2.21 billion under the Mahatma...
- Finance Ministry releases additional ₹3.4kcr for rural jobs guarantee schemeMGNREGS received additional ₹3,400 crore, raising total allocation to ₹89,400 crore. Person-days exceeded targets. 10% wage hike during 8.4...
- Budget 2024: Rural jobs scheme may get 47% higher outlay of Rs 88,000 croreIn the upcoming interim budget for FY25, the Indian government is expected to allocate around ₹88,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National...
- Budget 2024: NREGS likely to get another Rs 13,500 crore in revised estimate for 2023-24Union Budget 2024: The finance ministry may allocate about ₹13,500 crore more for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Sc...
- Finance ministry releases Rs 10,000 crore in urgent aid for NREGSThe unusual move came after 95% of the FY24 budgetary outlay of ₹60,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Sc...
- Finance ministry may grant NREGS Rs 28,000 cr more, over and above budgeted Rs 60,000 crNearly 95% of the budgetary allocation for FY24 has already been released. The additional funds will be included in the first batch of supp...
- NREGS outlay for FY24 may see steep hike with 58% used in Q1The Centre may have to sharply increase the outlay for its flagship rural job guarantee scheme, with 58% of the budgeted Rs 60,000 crore fo...
- Work demand under MGNREGS expected to decline 27% in FY24The government has budgeted ₹60,000 crore under the scheme for FY24, lower than the budget estimate of ₹73,000 crore and revised estimate o...
- Rural development ministry seeks additional funds of Rs 25,000 crore for MGNREGSIn the Union Budget for 2022-23, an amount of Rs 73,000 crore was allocated for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Sche...
- 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...
- Develop real-time rural distress indicator with MGNREGA data: Eco SurveyIt said that timely wage payment under MGNREGA is expected to increase work demand.
- Fund-starved states turning down MNREGS job pleas?Singh has written to Arun Jaitley seeking the release of more funds to “liquidate pending liabilities (of states) and for smooth implementa...
- Government to combine MGNREGS and Indira Awas Yojana to save on costsCurrently, only toilets can be made under MGNREGS while the beneficiary has to hire labour for construction of the house under the Indira A...
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