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NREGS daily minimum wage unlikely to see sharp increaseThe government is unlikely to significantly increase the NREGS daily floor wage beyond the usual annual hike, despite panel recommendations...- NREGS spending drops 5% in FY23Expenditure under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in FY23 at ₹1.01 lakh crore still remained close ...
- Government unlikely to budge on NREGS attendanceCapturing workers' attendance through a mobile application, National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS), was made mandatory since January 1. I...
- Revolving fund mooted for NREGS, social schemesThe CRM is responsible for reviewing implementation of rural development schemes, recognising ground realities and challenges in implementi...
- NREGS wages may rise after panel proposes new calculationSeveral other recommendations of Mahendra Dev Committee have been rejected by the new committee such as linking NREGS minimum wage to that ...
- Government starts mega drive to link NREGS accounts with AadhaarThe rural development ministry will organise camps in villages to seek consent of the beneficiaries for seeding their bank accounts to thei...
- 8 states declared drought affected, Centre allows them to offer 50 days of extra work under NREGSKerala, Rajasthan, MP, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, UP, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu would be eligible to provide 150 days of manual work per h...
- Rural Ministry seeks Rs 6,000 crore more for NREGSThe additional funds sought by the ministry in the third supplementary budget will help in meeting pending payments to the tune of Rs 3,700...
- Government doubles number of awards to be given under NREGSThe rural development ministry is going to identify not just the best district collector, block officials but also the Sarpanch for promoti...
- Enough funds for NREGS, says Rural Development Secretary Amarjeet SinhaThe ministry has also turned down the Mahendra Dev Committee’s recommendation for revision of wage calculation method of NREGS, which would...
- NREGS scores a point in 1st report card with highest spend of Rs 56,000 crore in FY16The 11 drought prone states where NREGS had introduced the provision of 50 extra days of work saw only 3.78 lakh households working for 150...
- NREGS workers in 10 more states to get daily wages directly in bank accountsThe government will start paying wages to NREG scheme workers in 10 more states directly into their bank accounts on a daily basis from thi...
- Budget 2016: Government allocates Rs 2,000 crore more for NREGSThe government has allocated Rs 2,000 crore to the rural development ministry apart from the budget allocation of Rs 38,500 crore for the N...
- Centre seeks monthly NREGS social auditWith unemployment rate rising in rural areas, the government has asked all states to take stock of the implementation of the National Rural...
- Nationwide review of rural job scheme NREGS ordered by governmentGovt has received complaints of corruption and pilferage in NREGS; teams will be sent to all states to verify the work done and evaluate th...
- How NREGS' very essence has become its biggest challengeGround reports from across the country show NREGS is facing a plethora of problems. Primary among these is a sharp cut in central funds to ...
- CID files charge sheet in NREGS case, suspects state-wide scamPolice believe that embezzlement of NREGS funds across the state could add up to about Rs 757 crore.
- NREGS needs more transparency, says Aruna RoyRoy said many states are reluctant to constitute an independent social audit, which would ensure transparency in implementation, to monitor...
- Keep off the NREGSWhy it’s not a good idea to suspend the rural employment programme.
- NREG, PDS & nutritional deprivationThe effects of NREG wages on nutrient intake in many cases are larger than those of non-NREG income For some nutrients, PDS has larger effe...
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