Monsoon deficit spikes rural job demand under MGNREGS

Job demands in some states higher than recorded in COVID-19 pandemic

MGNREGS workers in Kerala to get pension

State and Centre to contribute Rs 1,000 each per head

Jairam Ramesh releases NREGS funds to Uttar Pradesh with conditions attached

Move coincides with Rahul Gandhi's public relations campaign in poll-bound state

Movement for worse

The marginalised from Western Odisha who migrate out of the state lead difficult lives

Critical to look beyond Bihar’s MGNREGA employment numbers

Agro-ecological suitability of MGNREGA works and created assets driving these employment figures are key lenses

Eucalyptus, acacia and teak, not Sal: Why CAG is critical of Odisha’s afforestation efforts

There was an ‘acute shortfall’ in achieving plantation targets in Odisha due to lack of coordination, working plan, improper …

Mainstreaming climate resilience through MGNREGS: Learning from Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai

The district set a record for creating 1,121 farm ponds in 30 days in September 2021, in line with the recently launched state climate mission

COVID-19: How heat stress affected livelihood, health of Maharashtra’s rural communities

The COVID-19 situation may improve with increased vaccinations, but temperatures will continue to rise for the foreseeable future, putting …

Irrigation sector gets boost in Union Budget

Apart from generous budgetary allocation, the government will utilise MGNREGS to increase the water harvesting potential of drought-affected …

Political economy of welfare

The BJP-led government's change of heart for big-ticket rural programmes says a lot about its dwindling political fortune

Rivulet resurrected in 45 days

Thousands of people working under NREGS bring a 38 km stream back from the dead in Uttar Pradesh

Mr Prime Minister good news

The finance minister has said that the government is committed to double farmers' income in five years. Here are a few villages across the …

How tribal leadership in Chhattisgarh is helping people access rights

The civil society’s intervention in the tribal regions began in early 1980s on two issues-sustainable livelihood, particularly in forest …

DRDA faces axe

District Rural Development Agency in conflict with Constitution; committee suggests its abolition

After halt in MGNREGS work, ‘ghost colonies’ emerge across West Bengal as villages empty in search of employment

Lack of work opportunities see rural residents permanently migrate with families

Foodgrains risk rot

No place to store seven million tonnes of procured foodgrains

Sure cure: how to tackle India's undernutrition crisis in 10 steps

The finance ministry and the planning department can play an overarching role by ensuring health programmes get sufficient resources

Civil society seconds rural development ministry’s demand for MGNREGA funds

The rural development ministry had recently demanded an additional allocation of Rs 5,000 crore to maintain the momentum of MGNREGA

Union Budget 2021-22: Time to step up public investment in nutrition

Nutrition interventions, with an already faltering coverage, hit a blockade due to COVID-19 disruptions; the Union Budget is a critical …

Usage of toilets in India is over 95 per cent, reveals new NSSO survey

This finding is, however, from a two-month rapid survey, considered too short by experts

West Bengal MGNREGS workers protest over stopping funds to scheme, non-payment of arrears

Protestors gather at chief labour commissioner office, ask for immediate action

Sunita's Bytes on Budget

Absence of MGNREGS work take a toll on festivities, medical care and nutrition intake in rural West Bengal

Villagers report grappling to make ends meet due to loss of guaranteed employment

Drought hit

Jharkhand’s water table falls three metres in one year

Will rural flagship schemes change under Modi?

Officials admit that MGNREGS and rural road development programmes suffered shortcomings in UPA regime