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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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App-based attendance weakening MGNREGA: Aruna Roy
New Delhi: As MGNREGA workers continue their 100-day protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against the recently introduced app-based attendance system, social activist Aruna Roy on Friday said the new system is weakening…
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Kapil Sibal takes a jibe at ED, calls it Centre’s Valentine
New Delhi: Independent MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday questioned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids in opposition-ruled states, its party leaders and described the probe agency as Centre’s valentine. “Enforcement Directorate (ED)– the…
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Giriraj challenges Rahul to a debate on MGNREGA, dismisses his ‘wild allegations’
New Delhi: Dismissing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s charges related to MGNREGA, Union minister Giriraj Singh said on Saturday that both allocations for the scheme and asset creations under it during the Narendra…
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Fund allocation for MGNREGA has not gone down: Sitharaman
Bhubaneswar: The fund allocation for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGA) has not gone down, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Friday, adding it is a demand driven scheme and as…
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MGNREGA becoming victim of BJP-led govt’s repressive policies: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP-led government on Friday for reducing the MGNREGA budget and alleged that the scheme, which was the foundation of India’s rural economy, is becoming…
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Central dues to Bengal under MGNREGA still at Rs 7,000 crore: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the total central dues to the state government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) currently stands at…
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Rural Development Ministry allays fear over budget cut in MGNREGA
New Delhi: The Ministry of Rural Development said on Friday that the concern that lower allocation for the MGNREGA scheme for 2023-24 may affect the rural employment scheme is far from the…
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MGNREGA fraud worth Rs 3 crore unearthed in Gujarat, 4 booked
Amreli: Four officers working for the MGNREGA department have been booked for siphoning Rs 3.30 crore from the government’s treasury in Gujarat’s Amreli district. From 2015-2019, the accused created duplicate job cards,…
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WB: HC seeks affidavit from govt on PIL alleging MGNREGA irregularities
Kolkata: A division bench of Calcutta High Court on Monday sought an affidavit from the West Bengal government in connection with a PIL filed by the leader of opposition in West Bengal…