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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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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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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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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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135 Million Aadhaar Numbers Publicly Available on Government Sites: CIS Report
Four government portals have given public access to sensitive information like Aadhaar numbers and bank details of almost 135 million Indians.
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At MNREGS Site In Andhra, What Women Workers Go Through
All the workers on the first site had been working for five weeks but had received no wages at all. I lifted the mud and stone-filled basket - it weighed more than 30 kgs.
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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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'Nothing To Be Proud Of': Supreme Court's Indictment Of NREGA
"A success rate below 50 per cent is nothing to be proud of," is how the Supreme Court spoke of the country's rural employment guarantee scheme while delivering it's judgement on drought and pulling up state governments and the Centre.
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With Work, Karnataka Attempts To Stop Migration Due To Drought
As thousands of people in Karnataka abandon their rural homes during this year's parched summer in search of work to the cities, authorities hope to check the flow by providing work locally.
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What Jaitley Is Trying To Teach Modi
The economy under Modi is staggering because of falling rural demand and joblessness in the manufacturing sector. Both factors can be combatted if MNREGA is strengthened and its deficiencies addressed.
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre Over Improper Implementation of MGNREGA
The Supreme Court today took note of a PIL alleging improper implementation of MGNREGA in terms of timely payment of wages and compensation and asked the government to make the payments promptly.
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Ex-Bank of Baroda Branch Manager, 14 Others Get 5 Years Jail for Fraud
A special court in Visakhapatnam on Friday sentenced former branch manager of Bank of Baroda in East Godavari district and fourteen others to five years jail in connection with a Rs 80.34 lakh fraud.
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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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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.
-
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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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.
-
135 Million Aadhaar Numbers Publicly Available on Government Sites: CIS Report
Four government portals have given public access to sensitive information like Aadhaar numbers and bank details of almost 135 million Indians.
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At MNREGS Site In Andhra, What Women Workers Go Through
All the workers on the first site had been working for five weeks but had received no wages at all. I lifted the mud and stone-filled basket - it weighed more than 30 kgs.
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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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'Nothing To Be Proud Of': Supreme Court's Indictment Of NREGA
"A success rate below 50 per cent is nothing to be proud of," is how the Supreme Court spoke of the country's rural employment guarantee scheme while delivering it's judgement on drought and pulling up state governments and the Centre.
-
With Work, Karnataka Attempts To Stop Migration Due To Drought
As thousands of people in Karnataka abandon their rural homes during this year's parched summer in search of work to the cities, authorities hope to check the flow by providing work locally.
-
What Jaitley Is Trying To Teach Modi
The economy under Modi is staggering because of falling rural demand and joblessness in the manufacturing sector. Both factors can be combatted if MNREGA is strengthened and its deficiencies addressed.
-
Supreme Court Notice to Centre Over Improper Implementation of MGNREGA
The Supreme Court today took note of a PIL alleging improper implementation of MGNREGA in terms of timely payment of wages and compensation and asked the government to make the payments promptly.
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Ex-Bank of Baroda Branch Manager, 14 Others Get 5 Years Jail for Fraud
A special court in Visakhapatnam on Friday sentenced former branch manager of Bank of Baroda in East Godavari district and fourteen others to five years jail in connection with a Rs 80.34 lakh fraud.
