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
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
Threadbare clothes, school drop outs due to lack of uniforms: West Bengal MGNREGA workers’ lives in tatters
Central government’s freeze on funds for rural employment scheme has completely degraded villagers’ living conditions
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: How mandating Aadhaar-based payment is pushing rural India into poverty, forcing migration
Over 89 million workers will be unable to access work and thereby receive wages under MGNREGA
Monsoon 2023: What’s pushing demand for work under MGNREGS?
The rural employment scheme should be perceived from the lens of climate change adaptation measures, says expert
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
As told to Parliament (July 25, 2023): Over 50 million job cards of MGNREGA workers deleted in 2022-23, says minister
A reminder to Vasundhara Raje
Why employment has to be guaranteed through an Act, not a scheme
MGNREGA budget cut sends wrong signal, goes against Odisha’s successful policy experiment
Collaborative MGNREGA implementation in Odisha improved livelihoods; such efforts will be discouraged by budget cut
MGNREGA: Workers across 13 states protest to demand unpaid wages
Around Rs 2,800 crore are pending in wages from the Centre under MGNREGA for this financial year and around Rs 1,984 crore are pending from the …
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
Democracy under surveillance
West Bengal bureaucrats to monitor panchayat institutions, implement their decisions
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