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
Making migrants count: The role of Indian judiciary amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Supreme Court’s recent order has shifted the focus from protecting workers’ legal rights to government largesse
Parched no more: MGNREGA enables multi-cropping in Bundelkhand’s Himmatpura
A check dam has allowed a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Jalaun district to grow crops in two cycles
Secure from drought: How MGNREGA changed lives in Bandlapalli
The village from where the scheme was launched in India, has remained untouched by drought in a water-scarce region
A quick fix: How ponds built under MGNREGA turned lives around
The realisation that ponds can rapidly recharge groundwater has increased demand for MGNREGA
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
How historical methods helped landless farmers earn a living
Farmers revive traditional retention ponds that drain water during floods and retain moisture in droughts
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
COVID-19: Even skilled workers line up for MGNREGA in Kurukshetra
With economic recovery uncertain, those who would earlier avoid central job schemes are now ready to take up work
NDA introduces changes in MGNREGA
Rural development ministry to make social audit compulsory; create more durable assets in blocks and districts, instead of villages
Central funds freeze: MGNREGA workers in West Bengal trapped in vicious cycle of illness and poverty
Workers struggling to make ends meet, have had to put new and existing health issues aside
MGNREGA: Workers call for scrapping of attendance scheme at Jantar Mantar protest
The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha alleged that the claims of government about smooth functioning of the scheme were false and misleading
Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan: A travesty on migrant workers
Its primary aim is to woo voters in Bihar where elections will take place later this year
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
COVID-19: Punjab’s pond cleaning project gathers pace
The Punjab government generated employment of 1,052,524 man-days under the MGNREGA since May 12
On a fast track: How MGNREGA is allaying job distress in UP’s Jalaun
Jalaun district administration spent 70% of labour budget between April and July, says official
How MGNREGA helps revive village infra, increase employment in Haryana
Villagers gain employment through the job guarantee scheme, used as a means to revive rural infrastructure like reservoirs, cattle sheds
Can MGNREGA cushion the COVID-19 lockdown blow for Moradabad’s returning villagers
There is a sharp rise in demand for work under MGNREGA in Moradabad and other districts of the state
Odisha’s big challenge: Meeting MGNREGS target of 200 million person days
Although the state govt picked up pace compared to recent years, there are reports of slowdown in work being done
Runup to Interim Budget 2024: The minimum NREGA budget for FY 2024-25 must be Rs 2.71 lakh crore
The government must recognise the significance of NREGA and ensure adequate budgets that allow the programme to function as intended
Orchard in nowhere: How MGNREGA has helped in greening up Sabarkantha villages
The district in arid northern Gujarat has taken up orchard cultivations
Demand of record 30 million jobs for MGNREGS reflects rural distress
Men outnumbered women for the 1st time in job demand
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
As told to Parliament (December 22, 2021): Over 150 million households have jobs cards under MGNREGA
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Wages worth Rs 3,066 crore unpaid under MGNREGS in 19 states
Even after an order by the Supreme Court, the government has not released the payments