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The return of migrants: NREGS work dips, signals rise in demand for industrial labourHeavy rains and states’ spending constraints also played a part in lower employment in rural works programmes in August. Government data sh...- 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...
- Note ban delays National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme paymentsNREGS workers are paid daily in smaller denomination notes, which are in short supply even after the government put more focus to make cash...
- Cash crash: NREGS promises jobs but wages are no guaranteeEight states raise serious concerns with the Centre on a “terrible cash crunch” post demonetisation leading to difficulty in payments which...
- Rural poor coming back to NREGS: Birender SinghThe scheme generated 49 days of average person days of employment in 2015-16 even though it was a drought year and 11 states were allowed 5...
- Narendra Modi government sets ambitious asset creation targets for MGNREGSThe government said delayed payments have been slashed by 72% and it wants to bring down the level to single digits by June.
- 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...
- Keep off the NREGSWhy it’s not a good idea to suspend the rural employment programme.
- Rural development ministry asks states to explore the possibility of suspending rural jobs gurantee programme NREGSThe rural development ministry has informally sounded out states to explore the possibility of suspending the UPA government's flagship sch...
- Daily wages paid to NREGS workers to be hiked from May DayEqual wages would be paid to both male and female workers without any discrimination, Vasant Kumar added.
- Premature NREGS verdictWorld Bank argues that concentration of economic activity benefits poor.
- NREGS is an important cushion for poor: World BankThe World Bank said the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is an important safety net programme providing livelihood security to th...
- JNNURM may get Rs 20k-cr boost ahead of electionsAhead of general elections, the government may enhance fund allocations for two-flagship programmes; the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mis...
- IITs, IIMs to assist government in rural employment schemeIndian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) will help the government in implementing its flagship r...
- CAG indicts Bihar for irregularities in NREGSThe Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has indicted the Bihar rural development department for alleged glaring irregularities in impleme...
- Centre seeks credit for NREGS sans onusThe Centre finally found a way to deal with the CAG's adverse report on its flagship rural employment guarantee scheme: Take credit for it ...
- CAG finds funds leak in UPA flagship NREGSNational Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), the popular poverty alleviation programme of the UPA government, is under the scanner.
- Centre asks states to sharpen tech edge for rural employment schemeThe UPA government’s flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) programme would soon receive a technological facelift.
- Centre asks states to sharpen tech edge for rural employment schemeThe UPA government’s flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) programme would soon receive a technological facelift.
- Rural job scheme to be launched on Nov 14The much-awaited National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is tentatively slated to be launched on November 14, Pandit Nehru’s bir...
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