MGNREGA
- Business
Number of Jan Dhan accounts crosses 55 crore: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: The number of bank accounts for the poor under the Prime Minister’s Jan Dhan Yojana have crossed the 55 crore mark with “most of these accounts belonging to people who…
- India
Kharge accuses Modi govt of trying to destroy MGNREGA
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday alleged that the Modi government is trying to destroy MGNREGA and said making cuts in the implementation of this scheme is a “crime against…
- India
Gujarat minister’s son arrested in Rs 71 crore MGNREGA scam
Dahod: Balvant Khabad, the son of Gujarat minister state for panchayat and agriculture Bachubhai Khabad, was arrested on Saturday, May 17, for his alleged involvement in a Rs 71 crore MGNREGA scam…
- India
Centre sanctions Rs 2,102 crore for Bihar’s MGNREGA
Patna: The Centre on Saturday sanctioned the release of Rs 2,102.24 crore to Bihar for the payment of the first installment of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act…
- Andhra Pradesh
Two women MGNREGA workers killed in Andhra road accident
Amaravati: Two women MGNREGA workers were killed and two others injured when a vehicle ran amok and hit them in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district. The incident occurred on the national highway…
- India
Modi govt weakening RTI in name of data protection: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the Modi government of weakening the Right To Information (RTI) Act in the name of data protection and asserted that his party will…
- Telangana
Over 1.21 lakh Telangana workers removed from MGNREGS roll in 2023-24
Hyderabad: A staggering 1,21,422 active MGNREGS workers from Telangana were removed from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS, also known as MGNREGA) in 2023-24, revealed a parliamentary query made…
- Business
Congress criticizes downward GDP growth revision
New Delhi: The downward revision of GDP growth estimates for the current fiscal calls for radical action to dispel the cloud of growth slowdown and investment chill in the country, the Congress…
- Top Stories
Aadhaar shouldn’t be mandatory for MGNREGA payment: Parliamentary Panel
New Delhi: A Parliamentary Panel has recommended that the Rural Development Ministry’s Aadhaar Based Payment Bridge System (ABPS) for making payments under MGNREGA should not be made compulsory. In a report tabled…
- India
Mathura: Social worker on hunger strike against ‘corruption’ since Feb dies
Mathura: A 66-year-old social worker on hunger strike for the last four months in protest against alleged corruption in rural development works here has died at the district hospital, officials said on…
- India
Centre hikes wage rates for workers under MGNREGA
New Delhi: The Centre has notified a 3-10 per cent increase in the wage rates for workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) for the financial year 2024-25.…
- Top Stories
Shivakumar accuses Centre of ‘stepmotherly treatment’ to Karnataka over funds
New Delhi: Karnataka Congress Chief and State Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has accused the Centre of “stepmotherly treatment” to Karnataka regarding funds for several development projects amid drought conditions. In an…
- India
Ahead of PM’s visit, TMC questions ‘non-release’ of MGNREGA dues to Bengal
Kolkata: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday raised questions about “non-release” of MGNREGA dues to the state, allegedly withheld by the Centre.…
- India
Mamata Govt forms task force to ensure implementation of MGNREGA schemes
Kolkata: Amid controversies over irregularities in the implementation of the 100-day job scheme under MGNREGA, the West Bengal Government on Wednesday announced the formation of an eight-member task force to oversee the…
- India
White Paper a ‘political manifesto’, UPA strengthened foundation of India: Cong leader
New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday called the White Paper brought by the government a “political manifesto”, adding that the UPA enacted Acts like the Right to Information, Right to…
