World Youth Day: Digital economy can boost livelihood opportunities for young refugees

Digital labour and e-commerce platforms can help refugees and displaced people transition to decent work, says ILO report  

Critical to look beyond Bihar’s MGNREGA employment numbers

Agro-ecological suitability of MGNREGA works and created assets driving these employment figures are key lenses

A job not done

As multiple states launch urban employment guarantee schemes, the need for a Central Act similar to MGNREGA becomes stronger

Budget 2023-24: ‘Blood bath’ of MGNREGA as welfare scheme sees lowest allocation in last 2 years

Experts claim the reduced budget allocation to Rs 60,000 crore will not provide any employment to the economically vulnerable population

Despite flagship schemes, financial inclusion and skill development 'failed'

108 districts out of 112 show disappointing negative growth between July 2018 and Feb 2019; youth from marginalised districts ignored

Interim Budget 2019: MGNREGA gets record allocation, but it’s still not enough

Looking at the increasing demand of work, the big amount of Rs 60,000 crore might still not be able to put an end to the ongoing rural crises

Simply put: Employment opportunities in India

Simply Put: Married women on the fastest route to success

Ahead of Budget, activists demand allocation of Rs 2.72 lakh crore for MGNREGS in 2023-24

Considered inflation, pending worker wages and high demand, say NREGA Sangharsh Mocha and People’s Action for Employment Guarantee

MGNREGA graft: Social audit finds irregularities worth Rs 54 lakh in Rajasthan

Corruption was unearthed in 2022 after the workers from Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan in Barmer reported the issue to the Rajasthan government

MGNREGS: How the employment guarantee scheme holds up after 14 years

The scheme helped villagers beat poverty, created assets; Despite criticisms, it's time to ready MGREGS 2.0

MGNREGA scheme failed on many counts: report

In the last five years, the average person days of work generated per household under MGNREGS remained less than 50 across years

World’s working-age population growing slowest in over 2 decades

The unemployment rate will continue to be high for years to come

Positive rights

RBI frames HIV/AIDS workplace policy, experts want national law

Cabinet likely to give nod to real-time fund transfer for MGNREGA

This decision is expected to address the delay in transfer of funds from the Centre to states

Explained: How is ‘below normal’ monsoon 2023 impacting India’s economy

Deficit of 6% in the country overall; about 31% of India received less than normal rainfall

No, economic recovery has not brought about a drop in MGNREGA job demand: Experts

Delayed wages due to a lack of funds has eroded the confidence of job seekers in MGNREGA; This has driven down demand for work under the scheme …

As told to Parliament (March 23, 2021): 40% more MGNREGS person days in 2020-21

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Simply Put: 70-hour workweek

Simply Put: Rise of the machines

Simply Put: COVID-19 and MGNREGA

Census 2021: India's Urban-rural conundrum

We urbanise, we celebrate; but is urbanisation providing basic livelihood?

Simply put: Happy Independence Day

Dream bargain

Draft of employment guarantee act forwarded to Centre

Internet in, crime out