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CAG flags shortcomings at Social Audit Unit of Assam; suggests corrective measuresAssam's Social Audit Unit is struggling with significant operational and governance issues. A CAG report reveals its registration expired f...
Centre announces Rs 95,692 crore interim allocation under VB-G RAM GAnnouncing a significant investment of over Rs 95,000 crore, the Centre is launching the VB-G RAM G scheme, effectively taking the place of...
Govt to bring G RAM G Bill to replace MGNREGA; new law to guarantee 125 days of wage employmentA new bill, VB-G RAM G, is set to replace MGNREGA, guaranteeing 125 days of wage employment annually to rural households. The legislation i...
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...
MGNREGS: 220.11 crore person days of employment generated so far in 2024-25The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) generated 220.11 crore person days of employment until January 10 i...
Once called 'monument of failure', MGNREGS proved to be lifeline during COVID-19 lockdownOnce called a "monument of failure" by PM Modi, the MGNREGS launched by the UPA government in 2005 provided crucial support to rural worker...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The seven reforms that made MGNREGS more usefulWhile there is always room for improvement, a lot has been achieved through these reforms under MGNREGS.
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...
No move to dilute MNREGS: Rural Development Minister Chaudhary Birender SinghEmployment generation & creation of quality physical assets should go hand-in-hand to make MNREGS more productive, Chaudhary Birender Singh...
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...
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 ...
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.
States fail to pay dues to jobless under MGNREGSWorkers enrolled under MGNREGS are entitled to unemployment allowance if they are not provided a job within 15 days of applying for it.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.