Only 5,000 out of 24 lakh registered skilled migrants got jobs in 116 districtsThis grim scenario is reportedly due to the offer of low wages not in keeping with the skills of the job-seeker, the job not being of the s...
07 Aug, 2020, 11.01 PM IST
87 lakh job cards removed from MNREGA listAssets created under NREGA include works related to natural resource management such as water conservation, land development and irrigation.
20 Mar, 2017, 07.01 PM IST
Congress slams Chhattisgarh government over 'poor' implementation of MNREGAAttacking the ruling BJP over "poor" implementation of MNREGA in Chhattisgarh, Congress today accused the Raman Singh government of failing...
05 Feb, 2016, 05.00 PM IST
Congress to target BJP on MNREGA's implementationCongress has decided to target the Narendra Modi-led dispensation in Parliament on the issue of implementation of rural job scheme MNREGA.
03 May, 2015, 10.35 PM IST
Kashmiri migrants can use competent authority certificate to vote: ECBut those who are unable to produce EPIC will have to produce one of the 12 alternative photo identity documents for establishing their ide...
19 Nov, 2014, 09.11 PM IST
Swachh Bharat: MNREGA workers to participate in cleanliness driveAhead of the launch of "Clean India" campaign, Modi has said he will himself go out using the broom to make the drive a success.
29 Sep, 2014, 09.12 PM IST
Centre moves to revamp MGNREGA, check corruptionThe govt is also planning to monitor the work under the scheme through the use of space technology and provide wages to labourers directly ...
31 Jul, 2014, 11.41 AM IST
Government to use space technology to monitor MNREGARural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari said govt proposes to modify MNREGA & use space technology to check pilferages & corruption.
30 Jul, 2014, 09.42 PM IST
Names of celebrities used for demo: Goa government on MNREGA rowGoa government today denied the allegation of fraud in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Assurance s...
27 Apr, 2014, 09.27 PM IST
Lok Sabha elections: Centre makes major changes in MNREGA to out reach to rural masses"If wages of a job card holder are delayed beyond 15 days, a compensation at 0.05% of wage per day of delay will be paid," Ramesh said.
16 Dec, 2013, 06.56 PM IST
No announcement on mobile phones linked to MNREGA: GovernmentThe government today said it has not made any announcement to provide mobile phones to those job card holders who have worked for at least ...
19 Aug, 2013, 05.10 PM IST
Major reforms needed in various aspects of MNREGA: Par PanelObserving several irregularities in the implementation, a Parliamentary panel today said major reforms are needed in various facets of MNRE...
14 Aug, 2013, 06.37 PM IST
MNREGA funds: Rights activist alleges misappropriationNoted rights activist Avadhash Kaushal threatened to complain to the Planning Commission against bureaucrats in Uttarakhand.
20 Apr, 2013, 02.26 PM IST
- Now MNREGA wage earners to avail government benefits in post office accounts
Government has made changes in rules to allow benefits of schemes other than MNREGA to be deposited in post offices for beneficiaries.
16 Jan, 2013, 06.46 PM IST
- CAG report on MNREGA by December: Jairam Ramesh
The CAG is expected to present the report of the first ever audit of rural job scheme - MNREGA - in December, Jairam Ramesh told the Lok Sa...
17 May, 2012, 03.31 PM IST
- Government admits key rural jobs scheme floundering
It was UPA 1's winning mantra. But the Rs 33,000 crore a year rural job guarantee scheme may be floundering.
01 Apr, 2012, 08.41 AM IST
- 10 lakh bogus job cards under MNREGA in Karnataka
According to reports, a sum of Rs 12.84 crore was the average amount spent in rural assembly segments in 2009-10 and it declined to Rs 9.11...
17 Jan, 2012, 07.48 PM IST