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MGNREGA was 'guarantee of loot', no scope for even Rs 1 corruption in VB-G RAM G: RijijuUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju declared the MGNREGA a 'guarantee of loot'. He asserted the new 'Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevi...
VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 explained: What will change for rural employment after MGNREGA?VB G Ram G Bill 2025, is set to replace MGNREGA. It promises 125 days of guaranteed wage employment for rural households. The focus shifts ...
Calcutta HC orders Centre to restart MGNREGA in West Bengal from August 1 after three-year haltThe Calcutta High Court has ordered the Centre to restart the MGNREGA scheme in West Bengal from 1 August 2025, ending a suspension that be...
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...
Budget must increase MGNREGA wages: CongressThe Congress has demanded the Union Budget increase MGNREGA wages to Rs 400 per day and to abandon mandatory Aadhar-based payments. They al...
Too early to make Aadhaar based system mandatory for MGNREGS payments: Parliamentary panelA parliamentary panel has advised against mandating the Aadhaar-based payment system for MGNREGS, citing potential worker exclusion. They a...
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...
TMC's Abhishek launches old-age pension scheme in his LS seat; BJP questions source of fundsUnder the 'Shroddhargyo' (respect to seniors) initiative launched by the TMC national general secretary, 16,380 party volunteers will contr...
From people's scheme to tech quagmire: How digital 'surgical strike' hits MGNREGA workersThe latest digitisation efforts, ostensibly to weed out corruption and ensure fiscal transparency, have deviated from the primary objective...
ED arrests Jharkhand mining secretary Pooja Singhal in money laundering caseThe ED had conducted raids against the bureaucrat, her businessman husband Abhishek Jha and others on May 6 in Jharkhand and a few other lo...
Government to issue guidelines for MPs to have a say in schemesA number of them have been blacklisted for their alleged involvement in various illegalities, including financial irregularities.
MGNREGA: Government asks states to strengthen social auditsAcknowleding that there have been instances of corruption in MGNREGA implementation, the government today said states have been asked to st...
Rajnath Singh slams Centre, Rahul Gandhi over corruptionDuring the 14-year BJD rule Odisha witnessed the huge mining scam involving Rs 60,000 crore, while corruption in MGNREGA was to the tune of...
Assam sees drop in spending on MGNREGA in last four fiscals; down 13% in FY'13The total expenditure, including both the Centre and the state's shares, in Assam on MGNREGA during 2012-13 stood at Rs 651.55 crore.
Odisha's expenditure in MGNREGA below expectation: Jairam RameshUnion Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh has termed Odisha's expenditure under MGNREGA 'below expectation'.
- Bihar rejects CAG finding, says MGNREGA suffering fund crunch
Nitish today told the Centre that implementation of MGNREGA was suffering due to non-availability of funds even as the state govt rejected ...
NREGA funding may be stopped if no redressal: Jairam RameshCentre has issued guidelines for better implementation of the NREGA scheme, which include stopping of funds.
- Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh proposes social audits for all big schemes
Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has proposed social audits for the centre's big-ticket welfare programmes.
- MGNREGA mobile courts proposed for every district to fast-track conviction of erring officials
These courts will draw their powers from respective state High Courts and will follow up social audit findings to deliver justice faster.
- Civil society groups to do NREGA audit again
Andhra Pradesh is the only state which has drafted social audit rules and had even set up a separate organisation for framing them.