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Maharashtra Drought: Crop Loans To Exam Fees - Check Relief Measures For Farmers, Students And Villages
Maharashtra has declared 265 of 358 talukas drought-affected, covering 74% of the state. Relief measures include loan restructuring, revenue concessions, water tankers, foodgrains, fodder and support for crop losses.
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5 Crore Job Guarantee Scheme Cards Deleted In 2023: Centre To Parliament
Over 5.48 crore job cards under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act were deleted in 2022-23, a 267 per cent jump from the previous fiscal, the Union Rural Development Ministry informed Lok Sabha Tuesday.
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Union Budget 2017: For Rural Jobs Scheme MGNREGA, 'Highest Ever' Allocation Of 48,000 Crores
Today's Budget focused heavily on rural spending, among the steps to help the economy recover from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock decision in November to ban 86 per cent of the notes that were in circulation.
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Calcutta High Court Seeks Report From Centre Over Rural Jobs Scheme Fund For Bengal
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought report from the Central government over the non-release of funds allotted to the West Bengal government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
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Rajasthan Increases Workdays To 125 Days In Job Guarantee Scheme
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal to increase the number of workdays from 100 to 125 under the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme.
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Formulate Scheme To Give Employment Guarantee: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to formulate as expeditiously as possible a comprehensive scheme for providing guarantee of employment.
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MGNREGA: Rural Employment Support Weakens Even As Distress Rises
Work under MGNREGA is showing signs of sputtering amidst rising rural distress and a continuing trickle of reverse migration.
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Budget 2021: Setting Priorities Amid Rising Inequality
Can Budget 2021 policies be designed to reduce the widening inequality post the Covid-19 crisis?
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How Rural Jobs Scheme Can Be Improved To Help Returnee Migrants, Stem Distress Migration
The government will need to strengthen MGNREGS to generate livelihood opportunities for the millions of migrant workers.
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Indian States Attempt Urban Job Guarantee Schemes Amid Covid Crisis
A few states are experimenting with urban job guarantee schemes but they remain scarcely funded.
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Covid-19 Economic Package: MNREGA Budget Raised To An All-Time High Of Rs 1 Lakh Crore
The budget for MGNREGA would be raised by Rs 40,000 crore over and above 2020-21 budget allocation of Rs 61,500 crore.
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Budget 2020: Giving NREGA Workers Their Due
Jean Drèze’s case for enlarging the NREGA budget is not just that it would help to prevent the economy from sliding into a ditch.
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Mamata Banerjee Accuses Centre Of Not Releasing 2,500-Crore Under MNREGA
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP-led Central government of deliberately not releasing funds for various Central schemes and said Rs 2,500 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme was due to the state.
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Government Moves Second Batch Of Supplementary Demands For Grants
Government seeks Parliament approval for expenditure of Rs 66,113 crore, including funds to rollout schemes.
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Women Dig Wells To Make Village Self-Sufficient For Water Supply
Around 300 women have turned well-diggers in a nondescript village in northern Palakkad district of Kerala to find a solution to the acute water scarcity in the hamlet and earn a living.
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Maharashtra Drought: Crop Loans To Exam Fees - Check Relief Measures For Farmers, Students And Villages
Maharashtra has declared 265 of 358 talukas drought-affected, covering 74% of the state. Relief measures include loan restructuring, revenue concessions, water tankers, foodgrains, fodder and support for crop losses.
-
5 Crore Job Guarantee Scheme Cards Deleted In 2023: Centre To Parliament
Over 5.48 crore job cards under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act were deleted in 2022-23, a 267 per cent jump from the previous fiscal, the Union Rural Development Ministry informed Lok Sabha Tuesday.
-
Union Budget 2017: For Rural Jobs Scheme MGNREGA, 'Highest Ever' Allocation Of 48,000 Crores
Today's Budget focused heavily on rural spending, among the steps to help the economy recover from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock decision in November to ban 86 per cent of the notes that were in circulation.
-
Calcutta High Court Seeks Report From Centre Over Rural Jobs Scheme Fund For Bengal
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought report from the Central government over the non-release of funds allotted to the West Bengal government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
-
Rajasthan Increases Workdays To 125 Days In Job Guarantee Scheme
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal to increase the number of workdays from 100 to 125 under the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme.
-
Formulate Scheme To Give Employment Guarantee: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to formulate as expeditiously as possible a comprehensive scheme for providing guarantee of employment.
-
MGNREGA: Rural Employment Support Weakens Even As Distress Rises
Work under MGNREGA is showing signs of sputtering amidst rising rural distress and a continuing trickle of reverse migration.
-
Budget 2021: Setting Priorities Amid Rising Inequality
Can Budget 2021 policies be designed to reduce the widening inequality post the Covid-19 crisis?
-
How Rural Jobs Scheme Can Be Improved To Help Returnee Migrants, Stem Distress Migration
The government will need to strengthen MGNREGS to generate livelihood opportunities for the millions of migrant workers.
-
Indian States Attempt Urban Job Guarantee Schemes Amid Covid Crisis
A few states are experimenting with urban job guarantee schemes but they remain scarcely funded.
-
Covid-19 Economic Package: MNREGA Budget Raised To An All-Time High Of Rs 1 Lakh Crore
The budget for MGNREGA would be raised by Rs 40,000 crore over and above 2020-21 budget allocation of Rs 61,500 crore.
-
Budget 2020: Giving NREGA Workers Their Due
Jean Drèze’s case for enlarging the NREGA budget is not just that it would help to prevent the economy from sliding into a ditch.
-
Mamata Banerjee Accuses Centre Of Not Releasing 2,500-Crore Under MNREGA
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP-led Central government of deliberately not releasing funds for various Central schemes and said Rs 2,500 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme was due to the state.
-
Government Moves Second Batch Of Supplementary Demands For Grants
Government seeks Parliament approval for expenditure of Rs 66,113 crore, including funds to rollout schemes.
-
Women Dig Wells To Make Village Self-Sufficient For Water Supply
Around 300 women have turned well-diggers in a nondescript village in northern Palakkad district of Kerala to find a solution to the acute water scarcity in the hamlet and earn a living.
