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

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

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, …

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  

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

Simply Put: Promise of work, not wages?

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

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

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: 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 …

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 …

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

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

MGNREGA wages should not be less than minimum wage of a state: expert panel

Panel headed by economists S Mahendra Dev also recommends linking wages to Consumer Price Index-Rural as cushion against inflation

MGNREGS: Difficulty in finding work, delayed wages add to women workers’ woes

The employment scheme worked as a lifeline for rural Indian households during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

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

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

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

Mandatory digital attendance for MGNREGS will destroy it, activists warn

Lack of access to technology will discourage workers, drive them to work for cheaper wages outside of scheme

Punjab bats for direct seeding of rice. But will it help farmers?

Lack of migrant labourers in the wake of COVID-19-fuelled reverse migration has prompted state government to abandon traditional transplantation …

MGNREGA: Workers call for scrapping of attendance scheme at Jantar Mantar protest 

The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha alleged that the claims of government about smooth functioning of the scheme were false and misleading