MGNREGA
- India
Congress slams Centre for making Aadhaar ‘mandatory’ for MGNREGA payments
New Delhi: With an Aadhaar-based system reportedly becoming mandatory for MGNREGA payments, the Congress on Monday said the Modi government should “stop weaponising technology”, especially Aadhaar, to deny the most vulnerable Indians…
- Bangalore
Increase MGNREGA man-days from 100 to 150: Karnataka appeals Centre
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K Shivakumar on Friday said that the state government has appealed to the Centre to increase MGNREGA man-days from 100 to 150 in view of drought in…
- India
Mamata accuses Centre of spreading misinformation on MGNREGA funds
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Union government of spreading misinformation about funds released under the MGNREGA scheme. “I detect a deliberate disinformation campaign regarding Central release…
- India
TMC will launch bigger movement if no response on MGNREGA: Abhishek
Kolkata: Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday said the party will launch a bigger movement, in which West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will also participate, if a response from…
- India
8,000 MGNREGA workers not paid, Goa govt has money for events not for poor: Congress
Panaji: Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao on Tuesday attacked the state BJP government for failing to pay 8,000 MGNREGA workers, which includes 45 per cent Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes for the…
- India
TMC ends Raj Bhavan sit-in as Guv commits to take up MGNREGA dues issue with Centre
Kolkata: The five-day dharna’ staged by the TMC outside the Bengal Raj Bhavan ended Monday after Governor CV Amanda Bose met the party’s leader Abhishek Banerjee and gave an assurance of fulfilling…
- India
Bengal Governor to meet TMC leaders at 4pm on Monday
Darjeeling: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose will meet Trinamool Congress leaders at the Raj Bhavan at 4pm on Monday for a discussion on the issue of the Centre stopping MGNREGA funds to…
- India
MGNREGA’s payment to Bengal stopped due to non-compliance: Centre
New Delhi: The Union Rural Development Ministry on Thursday said there was no constraint of funds for the rural job scheme MGNREGA and reiterated that funds for West Bengal were not released due…
- Photos
TMC protest over MGNREGA funds in Delhi
New Delhi: Police personnel stand guard outside the Krishi Bhawan after All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) delegation led by National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee who were waiting for Union Minister of State…
- India
TMC seeks appointment with Giriraj Singh for a meeting over MGNREGA dues
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Derek O’Brien and Sudip Bandhopadhyay have written to Union Minister Giriraj Singh, seeking an appointment by their party delegation led by Chairperson Mamata Banerjee and National…
- India
Kharge criticises govt for cutting MGNREGA budget
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday hailed UPA government’s MGNREGA scheme and took criticised the BJP government for slashing its budget saying that it was a lifesaver during the Covid…
- India
Parliamentary panel slams govt over MGNREGA fund cuts
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has slammed the government over the reduction in allocation for MGNREGA, saying it could hamper the work being done under the…
- India
BJP schemes emerge from Bureaucracy, Congress’ from the people: Rahul Gandhi
Wayanad: Taking a dig at the BJP government at the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the previous UPA government’s ambitious programmes such as the rural job guarantee scheme emerged…
- News
Civil society groups seek help from opposition parties to ‘save’ MGNREGA
New Delhi: Alleging that the NDA government is on its way to gradually doing away with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), many civil society groups and labour organisations…
- India
Delhi: As space around Jantar Mantar shrinks, NREGA protest struggles to gain momentum
The NREGA Sangarsh Morcha has been protesting against the attendance monitoring system introduced by the Centre under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Jantar Mantar, Delhi for the…
