MGNREGA’s information system flawed, misguiding

The scheme's Management Information System destroys local accountability, promotes centralisation and administrative control and gives out wrong data

MGNREGA: Rs 1,281 crore in pending wages; minister says enough funds

Union Ministry of Rural Development has, however, sought additional resources for the scheme

Renew political commitment for MGNREGA, MPs write to PM

Severe funds crunch and lack of payments show that the Union government has failed to protect the legal entitlement of millions of rural workers, …

Does Centre’s move to hike MGNREGA wages hold any value?

While this news might excite millions of rural workers, in reality, the workers will only be handed disappointment and pain

Is Union Budget 2021-22 MGNREGA allocation enough to alleviate rural distress

Number of person days to reduce to 2.7-2.8 billion person days for next year, says expert

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

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

Nuapada loved MGNREGA amid COVID-19 lockdown; what happened next?

Villagers who benefitted earlier shy away from jobs progamme as unpaid dues pile up since October 2020

MGNREGA wages not paid for seven months in Amaravati

Social activists inform Bombay High Court

Centre launches MGNREGA 2.0

30 new types of work added to the rural job guarantee scheme list to restore demand for work under UPA's flagship welfare programme

Jobs round the year: How MGNREGA made Balangir job-secure

The success of MGNREGA projects has made Odisha offer 300 days of guaranteed work a year to curb distress migration in this district

MGNREGA activist gangraped in Bihar

Victim dies on way to hospital; she had angered influential landlords of her village

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

The district in arid northern Gujarat has taken up orchard cultivations

As told to Parliament (July 19, 2019): Rat-hole mining in Assam since 10 years

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Underfunding, misleading claims: The story of MGNREGA in New India

Govt has made tall claims on NREGA implementation; but it is neither keen on providing dignified wages nor allocating adequate funds for the scheme

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 

MGNREGA is failing: 10 reasons why

The government is relying heavily on the MGNREGA MIS to show that all is well, while it should actually review its MIS system itself …

India’s criminal wastage: over 10 million works under MGNREGA incomplete or abandoned  

Since April 2014, the rate of work completion has been declining at rapid pace, indicating that crucial assets for villages are not getting created

Opposition turns up the heat on Nitish government over MGNREGA funds scam

Non-profit report says nearly Rs 6,000 crore meant to be paid to wage labourers siphoned off

MGNREGA never intended to pay workers based on caste: Jean Drèze

Economist and honorary professor at the Delhi School of Economics, Jean Drèze speaks to Down To Earth

MGNREGA: Demand for work up 74% in June

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

Structural pitfalls of MGNREGA

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

Concrete truth of water structures built under MNREGA

The share of water structures constructed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has gone down from 20 per cent in 2014-…

Impact of MGNREGS: household income on rise, so is agricultural productivity  

In the last one decade, it has also helped increase groundwater table by virtue of implementing a range of water conservation measures

A reminder to Vasundhara Raje

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