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...
17 Dec, 2024, 07.20 PM IST
Parliamentary panel raises concern over low MGNREGS wagesA parliamentary panel has criticized the low wages under MGNREGS, questioning the lack of inflation indexing and urging the rural developme...
13 Dec, 2024, 02.02 PM IST
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...
22 Jul, 2024, 10.15 PM IST
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...
29 Mar, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
Wages for rural jobs guarantee scheme increased by 4-10%The wage revision was notified by the Union rural development ministry on Wednesday after clearance from the Election Commission as the Mod...
29 Mar, 2024, 12.21 AM IST
Budget 2024: Rural jobs scheme may get 47% higher outlay of Rs 88,000 croreIn the upcoming interim budget for FY25, the Indian government is expected to allocate around ₹88,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National...
29 Jan, 2024, 01.53 PM IST
Govt panel suggests sharp hike in NREGS wage rates, budgetary outlayA high-level government panel, tasked with recommending changes to make the rural job guarantee scheme more effective, has called for a sig...
04 Aug, 2023, 12.21 PM IST
NREGS outlay for FY24 may see steep hike with 58% used in Q1The Centre may have to sharply increase the outlay for its flagship rural job guarantee scheme, with 58% of the budgeted Rs 60,000 crore fo...
25 Jul, 2023, 12.00 PM IST
MGNREGS wages raised by up to 10.4% for FY24In absolute terms, the daily wages have been raised in the ₹7-26 range, according to a notification by the rural development ministry. The ...
26 Mar, 2023, 07.53 AM IST
Develop real-time rural distress indicator with MGNREGA data: Eco SurveyIt said that timely wage payment under MGNREGA is expected to increase work demand.
04 Jul, 2019, 04.31 PM IST
Economic Survey 2019: How to make India's biggest job guarantee scheme workThe Economic Survey has called for regular review and amendment to the definition of ‘work’.
04 Jul, 2019, 01.00 PM IST
Wages under national rural jobs scheme may be revisedLast time the two wages were aligned in 2009 after which there has been a divergence because several states have arbitrarily increased thei...
22 Aug, 2018, 11.29 PM IST
Government moves to end disparity in NREGS schedule of ratesThe government has found such large disparities in the schedule of rates for its flagship rural jobs programme which lead to a huge differe...
16 Jun, 2017, 12.16 AM IST
CM Naveen Patnaik shoots off letter to PM on MGNRES funding"To reduce the suffering of farmers, adequate fund flow under MGNRES may be ensured by the Centre to the state government," Patnaik said in...
21 Nov, 2015, 03.25 PM IST
Government to change wage norms in MGNREGSBJP govt has been critical that MGNREGS had become a ditch-digging scheme with the high outflow of funds showing little for output.
11 Sep, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
Increase wage days under MGNREGS to 200: ReddyAP asked the Centre to increase the number of wage days under the MGNREGS from 150 to 200 to benefit non-farm labour and marginalised secti...
27 Dec, 2012, 03.21 PM IST
Govt trying to settle NREGA wage issue7,000 crore in arrears to states that have higher minimum wages.
09 Apr, 2012, 08.56 AM IST