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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...
Over 1.55 crore MGNREGS workers' names deleted between 2022-2024: GovtThe government informed Parliament that over 1.55 crore active workers have been removed from the MGNREGS between 2022 and 2024 due to reas...
60 lakh new job cards issued under MGNREGS every year, govt tells Lok SabhaSixty lakh new job cards are issued every year under the MGNREGS. The government does not delete job cards, which is based on factors like ...
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...
MGNREGS wage hike just, based on Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labour: Govt sourceMGNREGS wage hike based on CPI-AL at 7.7%. New rates announced by Rural Development Ministry. Gujarat, MP, Andhra Pradesh see higher increa...
Government forced digitalisation in MGNREGA, using it as tool to discourage demand for scheme: CongressThe Congress party has accused the Narendra Modi government of using digitalisation in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarant...
Congress accuses govt of carrying out 'planned euthanasia' of MGNREGAThe Congress party has accused the Indian government of deliberately delaying funding for social audits, resulting in a compromised process...
Aadhaar-linked NREGS payments to get more timeThe directive for a mandatory use of the Aadhaar-Based Payment System (ABPS) under the MGNREGS from February 1 had stoked massive protests ...
Centre raises serious irregularities in MGNREGS in Telangana demands thorough inquiry: SourcesThey further said the teams highlighted issues such as undertaking non-permissible work, major irregularities in estimation, approval and i...
States that don't appoint MGNREGA ombudsperson in at least 80 per cent districts won't get fundsMGNREGA is aimed at enhancing livelihood security of households in rural areas of the country by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed ...
The seven reforms that made MGNREGS more usefulWhile there is always room for improvement, a lot has been achieved through these reforms under MGNREGS.
To plug leakages, MGNREGS assets to be geo-taggedEvery year government allocates Rs 30,000-40,000 crore to MGNREGS to sponsor various works related to natural resource management.
- Assam could not meet the demand of jobs under MGNREGS: CAG
CAG report for the year 2012 reports that employment could be provided to only 3.54 lakh workers against the demand of 88.15 lakhs in Assam.
Tata Consultancy Services bags Rs 103 crore contract for MGNREGS in West BengalTCS today signed an agreement for Rs 103 crore end-to-end ICT solution for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in...
- CAG to audit NREGA work in top 12 fund-recipient states
The performance audit will be the first in a series that will cover all programmes under the ministries of rural development and drinking w...
- Centre mandates state social audit for NREGS
The move aims to increase transparency in the scheme follows reports of embezzlement of funds allocated for the programme.
- Survey finds too many holes in welfare scheme execution in Orissa
Orissa government finally gave its consent to a CBI probe into the alleged corruption in the utilization of central funds.