Orchard in nowhere: How MGNREGA has helped in greening up Sabarkantha villages

The district in arid northern Gujarat has taken up orchard cultivations

MGNREGA: Drought-hit India abandoned 18 lakh water works in just one year

India's villages miss a golden chance to become drought-proof as more MGNREGA projects grind to a halt 

A reminder to Vasundhara Raje

Why employment has to be guaranteed through an Act, not a scheme

Structural pitfalls of MGNREGA

It’s time to remove inherent flaws of the guaranteed wage programme MGNREGA that limit its poverty alleviation potential

The curious case of randomness

Cheer for the Nobel, but randomised controlled trials can't be the quick-fix for all problems

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

Unpaid for months, MGNREGA workers protest in national capital

3-day demonstation by workers from across the country; Demand for more funds allocation to employment programme

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

Yes, India needs agrarian reform, but that which is pro-people, not pro-corporate

Here are the steps that central and state governments can take to adopt a pro-people and nature-friendly economic development model for Indian …

River revived: MGNREGA bring Palakkad women to water conservation forefront

India’s largest group of women well diggers and a unique river conservation movement

Government to pay Rs 11,000 crore for MGNREGA in drought-hit states

While hearing a case on the matter, the Supreme Court slammed the Centre for its ‘non-serious’ attitude and directed it to give …

Rural distress: Demand for MGNREGA work sees spike again

This points to rural distress despite absence of COVID-19 restrictions on economic activities for past few months   

The chase and the change: Let’s look back at 15 years of MGNREGA this World Water Day

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has shown what it can achieve by putting water conservation at its core

Can MGNREGA data serve as real-time index for rural distress?

Four researchers correlated IMD's drought data with the demand for and supply of MGNREGA jobs and created an online interactive map to show areas …

A monumental waste: Crores spent on water-related works haven’t readied Jharkhand for droughts; here’s why

Poor planning of water conservation and water harvesting structures is a major reason

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

Culture of random, centralised monitoring is killing the spirit of MGNREGA

We do not need systems that alienate people from work and give further control to bureaucracy and frontline functionaries who are responsible for …

Drying up of MGNREGA allocation will shrink the rural economy further

The focus of MGNREGA has, over time, shifted from employment creation to asset creation 

Reverse migration: How MGNREGA has raised Barmani’s water table

People in Sidhi district now farm 10 months a year; even those who had quit farming are returning to it

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

Jharkhand’s success story of fruit plantation under MGNREGA

The state’s experience in horticulture orchards can serve as a model for the country

Standing Committee urges Centre to revise MGNREGS wages, budget

In most of the concerns raised, the committee found replies from the Centre unsatisfactory