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Congress Holds Protest March In Chennai Over Replacing MGNREGA
The Tamil Nadu Congress on Thursday took out a high-decibel protest march in Chennai's Tambaram, launching a sharp attack on the Centre over replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) with the VB-G Ram G scheme.
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"Mahatma Not From My Family, But...": Priyanka Gandhi Leads G Ram G Protest
Mounting a strong protest against the Centre's new Bill to replace the rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGS, senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the new Bill weakens the law and should be withdrawn
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Centre Allocates Rs 73,000 Crore To MGNREGA For Next Fiscal
The Centre has allocated Rs 73,000 crore to the rural employment guarantee programme MGNREGA for the next fiscal 2021-22, substantially lower than the actual expenditure of Rs 1.11 lakh crore in the current fiscal which included an additional Rs 40,000 crore for the scheme given by the government in the wake of the pandemic's impact on the economy.
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From April 1 Aadhaar Will Be Mandatory For Centre's Rural Employment Work
Beginning April 1, people living in rural areas need to have Aadhaar under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) that mandates 100 days work for a household annually.
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Madhya Pradesh Order Keeps People Battered By Drought Out Of Work
In a village in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, among the worst-affected from this year's drought, 50-year-old Kallu Lal Tiwary was hopeful of finding work under the Centre's employment guarantee scheme for the first time in eight years.
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NREGA Vs Drought: Why The Centre's Promises Don't Add Up
As thousands of villages in the country come under the grip of drought, the role of the government's flagship work guarantee scheme, NREGA or National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, becomes crucial.
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Centre's Promise To Pay MNERGA Funds Brings Hope To Jharkhand
When Jharkhand declared a drought in December, farmers like 45-year-old Karma Oraon, who lives around 45 km from state capital Ranchi and supports a family of six, hoped the losses from crop failure could be offset. The Centre's rural jobs scheme or MNREGA guarantees 100 days of employment to the rural poor.
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Jairam Ramesh writes to Mayawati govt, slams its 'inaction on corruption'
There is all-out war between the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government over the latter's alleged "inaction on corruption." Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has written to the Mayawati government slamming it for the misuse of the Congress' pet pro-poor National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme in the state and has demanded to ...
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Govt names flagship scheme after Mahatma Gandhi
The Centre's flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) will be named after Mahatma Gandhi; the announcement is expected on Gandhi Jayanti.
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Congress Holds Protest March In Chennai Over Replacing MGNREGA
The Tamil Nadu Congress on Thursday took out a high-decibel protest march in Chennai's Tambaram, launching a sharp attack on the Centre over replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) with the VB-G Ram G scheme.
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"Mahatma Not From My Family, But...": Priyanka Gandhi Leads G Ram G Protest
Mounting a strong protest against the Centre's new Bill to replace the rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGS, senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the new Bill weakens the law and should be withdrawn
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Centre Allocates Rs 73,000 Crore To MGNREGA For Next Fiscal
The Centre has allocated Rs 73,000 crore to the rural employment guarantee programme MGNREGA for the next fiscal 2021-22, substantially lower than the actual expenditure of Rs 1.11 lakh crore in the current fiscal which included an additional Rs 40,000 crore for the scheme given by the government in the wake of the pandemic's impact on the economy.
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From April 1 Aadhaar Will Be Mandatory For Centre's Rural Employment Work
Beginning April 1, people living in rural areas need to have Aadhaar under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) that mandates 100 days work for a household annually.
-
Madhya Pradesh Order Keeps People Battered By Drought Out Of Work
In a village in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, among the worst-affected from this year's drought, 50-year-old Kallu Lal Tiwary was hopeful of finding work under the Centre's employment guarantee scheme for the first time in eight years.
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NREGA Vs Drought: Why The Centre's Promises Don't Add Up
As thousands of villages in the country come under the grip of drought, the role of the government's flagship work guarantee scheme, NREGA or National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, becomes crucial.
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Centre's Promise To Pay MNERGA Funds Brings Hope To Jharkhand
When Jharkhand declared a drought in December, farmers like 45-year-old Karma Oraon, who lives around 45 km from state capital Ranchi and supports a family of six, hoped the losses from crop failure could be offset. The Centre's rural jobs scheme or MNREGA guarantees 100 days of employment to the rural poor.
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Jairam Ramesh writes to Mayawati govt, slams its 'inaction on corruption'
There is all-out war between the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government over the latter's alleged "inaction on corruption." Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has written to the Mayawati government slamming it for the misuse of the Congress' pet pro-poor National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme in the state and has demanded to ...
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Govt names flagship scheme after Mahatma Gandhi
The Centre's flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) will be named after Mahatma Gandhi; the announcement is expected on Gandhi Jayanti.
