Simply Put: Promise of work, not wages?
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, …
Budget 2023-24: Fund allocated for MGNREGA can provide just 17 days of work
Unjust allocation by the Modi-led government is an assault on the rights of rural workers, say activists
COVID-19 lockdown meant no MGNREGA work for 39% job card holders
Over 2,000 households surveyed across four states; Massive expansion of work scheme needed to meet demand, finds study
Lack of MGNREGS work driving migration in rural West Bengal
Most men, teenage boys left their family behind to find work in other cities after Centre freezed funds to the rural employment scheme …
Demand of record 30 million jobs for MGNREGS reflects rural distress
Men outnumbered women for the 1st time in job demand
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
Simply Put: All work & no pay
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
Stark difference: MGNREGS demand in West Bengal plummets on paper, but villagers say desperate for work
Work demand dropped to 2.4 million in 2022-23 from 13.2 million 2020-21
MGNREGA protest crosses 40 days, activists seek legal aid for workers
Multiple violations of the MGNREGA make it a textbook case of approaching the judiciary, Prashant Bhushan said
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
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
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
Centre has withheld Rs 7,500 crore in MGNREGA funds to West Bengal for a year, claims report
MGNREGA workers in Bengal not paid wages of Rs 2744 crore for a year, report by Libtech India found
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
DTE Ground Report: Why MGNREGA workers in West Bengal are in dire straits
The Centre has blocked the state’s funds for the rural employment scheme for over a year, jeopardising the economic conditions of many villagers
As told to Parliament (March 28, 2023): India recorded three H3N2 deaths, 1,317 cases
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Bengal MGNREGA workers lost up to Rs 6,046 crore in wages during April-December 2022
A study estimates that workers have lost income by 83%, compelling them to borrow money for survival
Formulate, implement national urban employment guarantee, workers tell Centre
The pandemic and subsequent national lockdown have exposed the long-existing vulnerabilities faced by India’s urban poor