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

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

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

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

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

From tailors to paani poori sellers: MGNREGA lends a hand to migrant returnees

DTE visited village Dhamna in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district to see how life in rural India is being sustained by the biggest …

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

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 …

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

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, …

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

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

MGNREGA wages not paid for seven months in Amaravati

Social activists inform Bombay High Court