Jharkhand’s MGNREGA sahayta kendras show the way
MGNREGA budget has declined in real terms over the years, despite claims of “highest ever” allocations
Supreme Court issues directive for implementing MGNREGA, food security Act to tackle drought
In a bid to provide relief to households in drought-hit areas, the apex court directed the Centre to release funds to states for providing …
Notes from the field: Rural transformation and MGNREGA
MGNREGA has been successful in Madhya Pradesh. Can the scheme also provide solutions for the current drought in the region?
Civil society seconds rural development ministry’s demand for MGNREGA funds
The rural development ministry had recently demanded an additional allocation of Rs 5,000 crore to maintain the momentum of MGNREGA
How MGNREGA blew Rs 10,853 crore
The “little known” success story of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has unfolded as a disaster. …
DTE Coverage: How halt in MGNREGA work affected rural Bengal
Many working-age men have been forced to migrate in search of work, leaving women, children & the elderly behind in ‘ghost villages’
MGNREGA uplifts villages in drought-prone Bundelkhand
Meegni and Himmatpura in Bundelkhand region have used the scheme to build check dams, water harvesting structures
Union Budget 2020-21: Total rural budgetary allocation, including MGNREGA slashed
This comes even as rural India is suffering its worst unemployment crisis in 45 years
MGNREGA inefficiently managed, finds CAG
Government spent Rs. 1,26,961 crore but hardly 30 per cent works are completed
MGNREGA activist gangraped in Bihar
Victim dies on way to hospital; she had angered influential landlords of her village
Bihar lowers wage under MGNREGA
State blames poor financial condition for the move
MGNREGA wages not paid for seven months in Amaravati
Social activists inform Bombay High Court
As told to Parliament (July 25, 2023): Over 50 million job cards of MGNREGA workers deleted in 2022-23, says minister
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Simply Put: MGNREGA, elephant in the room
As told to Parliament (December 22, 2021): Over 150 million households have jobs cards under MGNREGA
Orchard in nowhere: How MGNREGA has helped in greening up Sabarkantha villages
The district in arid northern Gujarat has taken up orchard cultivations
Levelled out: MGNREGA helps bring in more land under cultivation in Ranga Reddy
Having levelled the terrain, farmers for the first time take up agriculture
Recharge plan: Tupewadi’s tryst with MGNREGA a boost to water table
Having depleted groundwater, Jalna farmers replenish the resource through bunds
How MGNREGA water conservation project turned a Rajasthan district into an Oasis
The greenery in Dungarpur district is a stark contrast to the desert state
Simply Put: COVID-19 and MGNREGA
Simply Put: COVID-19 and MGNREGA - Watch where you go
MGNREGA: Demand for work up 74% in June
40 million rural households turn to job scheme — the highest since 2013-14
Union Budget 2019-20: First time in five years, MGNREGA gets Rs 1,084 crore less
Budget allocation for Ministry of Rural Development gets Rs 5,200 crore extra
Economic Survey recommends using MGNREGA to revive water bodies
Revival will lead to an increase in the net irrigation potential
Bihar government rolls back cut in MGNREGA minimum wage
The decision to reinstate Rs. 162 minimum daily wage follows protests and litigation