Protocol to protect RTI activists in the works

If a single panchayat-level activist can expose corruption worth Rs 25 lakh, then each needs protection for effective implementation of …

A million opportunities lost

The ruling alliance’s flagship rural employment programme took unprecedented strides in creating water conservation structures across the …

मनरेगा: गांवों को खेतों से जोड़ने के लिए बनाए पक्के रास्ते

प्रधानमंत्री ग्राम सड़क योजना ने गांव को शहरों से जोड़ा तो राजस्थान में मनरेगा ने ग्रेवल रोड (मिट्टी, कठोर मिट्टी और गिट्टी) के माध्यम ...

मनरेगा: नए ग्रामीण भारत की रीढ़

तमाम अंतर्विरोधों के बावजूद मनरेगा की सार्थकता उसके शुरू होने के चौदह साल बाद भी बरकरार है

मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-9: कमियों के बावजूद संपूर्ण योजना

मनरेगा की उत्पत्ति उन आपदाओं के मद्देनजर हुई थी जो जमीन या कृषि के कार्य से जुड़ी हुई थी

मनरेगा मजदूरों का 1200 करोड़ रुपया फंसा, काम के बाद भी भुगतान रद्द

मनरेगा में मजदूरी करने के बाद भी आधार या बैंक खाते की जानकारी सही न होने के कारण भुगतान रद्द हो जाता है

मनरेगा ने बदली सूरत

मनरेगा में काम की मांग इससे पहले कभी इतनी नहीं रही, जितनी कोरोना वायरस आपदा के दौरान रही है

MGNREGA: Demand for work up 74% in June

40 million rural households turn to job scheme — the highest since 2013-14

CAG slams Uttar Pradesh for poor implementation of MGNREGS

14.5 per cent decline in employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, says country’s chief auditor

मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-4: 250 करोड़ मानव दिवस रोजगार हो रहा है पैदा

आरोप लगाया जाता है कि मनरेगा के तहत पैसा व्यर्थ किया जाता है, लेकिन हकीकत यह नहीं है

Budget 2020-21: Will MGNREGA become an overarching rural development scheme

The upcoming budget will see many schemes being brought under the rural employment prtogramme; a direct cash transfer may be declared to top this up

Water-stressed in India: Lessons from Telangana’s Sangareddy district

From Kakatiya mission in 2016 to Jal Shakti Abhiyan in 2019 — how de-silting of Pedda Cheruvu tank helped fix groundwater levels &…

Centre launches awareness campaign for MGNREGA

'Kaam Mango Abhiyan' aims to popularise the ambitious flagship programme of the UPA government

Can MGNREGA be a tool for post-COVID-19 rural recovery

Agriculture is the least-affected sector of the economy. It is poised to gain and lead economy’s revival process

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

How we reviewed NDA’s interim budget last year

Modi government’s maiden budget was a patchwork of abandoned schemes being revived or existing ones being re-named. Despite some fund …

Rural options for Odisha’s returnee migrants

The state’s track record in engaging people under MGNREGA has been mixed so far. Hence, this huge returnee workforce must be gainfully …

Experts' panel red flags power, mining projects in Western Ghats

Urges MoEF to reject Gundia hydro-electric project and Athirapally dam

PMO orders huge cuts in social sector spending for 2015-16

Employment guarantee, rural road and sanitation schemes among those likely to be affected

MPs funds to now be used to develop over 2,000 ‘model’ villages

Ministry of rural development will channelise MPs’ funds through different schemes for Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

Angry Vidarbha farmers vote for BJP

Congress loses its bastion for failing to implement poverty alleviation schemes and inadequate disaster relief for farmers in distress

COVID-19: Centre’s financial package through DBT attracts criticism

Financial assistance given to approximately 390 million beneficiaries, says Union government, countered by experts who say stranded migrants left out

Fresh development plan for naxal-affected districts

Rural schemes to be more flexible; get more funds