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Congress slams Narendra Modi govt as ' anti-worker', calls for review of new Labour codeThe Congress has slammed the Modi government, labeling it 'anti-worker' and demanding a review of new labor codes. Citing rising unemployme...01 May, 2026, 03.19 PM IST- Six yrs later, migrant workers still trapped in a cycle of exploitationMigrant workers are again facing hardship. Protests erupt over low wages and poor conditions. Government policies lag behind rising costs. ...17 Apr, 2026, 12.41 AM IST
- 1 lakh people given jobs in 6 days under urban employment scheme in Rajasthan: OfficialJob cards for more than 2.45 lakh families with the names of 3,83,639 people have been made under the scheme. So far, 1,39,798 people from ...15 Sep, 2022, 01.21 PM IST
- Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi talks of nextgen MGNREGA during 'yatra'Rahul Gandhi, while interacting with MGNREGA workers during the break between the two phases of the day's Bharat Jodo Yatra, said a large p...13 Sep, 2022, 11.32 PM IST
- An urban employment programme should not be just about wage and work but about skilling tooThe state could provide financial support for workers to upgrade, (re)train or acquire new skills, whether in formal technical courses, or ...20 Jul, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
- Jobs generated under MGNREGS stay highData from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act website shows work provided to households in June stood at 27.2 million co...18 Jul, 2022, 05.09 PM IST
- Dependence on national rural job scheme declinesThe work demand in April, though higher than in 2019, is on the decline, suggesting a gradual return in the labour market. In April 2019, 2...03 May, 2022, 09.41 AM IST
- Slower Recovery: 19 States overshoot MGNREGA budgetData from the rural development ministry website shows states such as Jharkhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have utilised 128%,...23 Feb, 2022, 12.16 PM IST
- Budget 2022 expectation: Why India needs an urban MGNREGA29 Jan, 2022, 03.37 PM IST
- Work under MGRNEGS in July lowest in FY22Official data as on July 30, 2021, showed that households benefiting under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme st...14 Oct, 2021, 11.04 AM IST
- Work under rural jobs scheme at 16-month low in AugustThe fall in work generation in August is in line with fall in demand for work under the scheme, indicating an uptick in economic activity p...01 Sep, 2021, 07.55 AM IST
- View: FM’s policy of guaranteed loans to urban poor is superior to other welfare schemesAmong proposals announced by FM Sitharaman on Monday, an important element is the credit guarantee scheme to incentivise microfinance insti...30 Jun, 2021, 10.51 AM IST
- Budget cues for MGNREGA, Modi govt's unlikely saviour in a pandemicThe lockdown proved to be a death knell for daily wage labourers mostly engaged in construction and other activities in urban areas.22 Jan, 2021, 02.06 PM IST
- View: Why an urban job guarantee scheme is a bad ideaSince a guaranteed urban wage can be double the MGNREGA rate, any given budget outlay can create up to twice as many jobs in rural as in ur...17 Nov, 2020, 11.08 PM IST
- IIT-Mandi, NIRDPR to jointly conduct study on MGNREGA implementation in Himachal PradeshThe study sought to identify and delineate the practices and processes responsible for the successful implementation of MGNREGA in the stat...12 Sep, 2018, 06.27 PM IST
- 14 lakh households to be provided skill development training under LIFEThe project, named Livelihoods in Full Employment, has identified 14 lakh households which have completed 100 days work in 2014-15, the min...10 May, 2015, 06.12 PM IST
- MGNREGA scheme: 61 cases of under-payment of wagesGovernment said a large number of complaints relating to implementation of its flagship MGNREGA scheme, including 61 cases related to under...08 Dec, 2011, 04.10 PM IST
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