Business Standard |
CM's panel may favour using MGNREGA for farmland fencing but for a village
Business Standard A high powered panel of chief ministers is expected to endorse the contentious issue of using MGNREGA for fencing farmlands, under the condition that it is done for the village as a whole or cluster of hamlets and not on individual lands. The panel was … |
The Sentinel Assam |
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) works not up to mark in State
The Sentinel Assam GUWAHATI: As many as 4,497 works under the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) had to be closed (abandoned) in Assam till the end of fiscal 2017-18 since the inception of the scheme. This is indeed a sad reflection … |
United News of India |
Women clinch 53 per cent of total person days under MGNREGA
United News of India MGNREGA is a demand driven and additional resources will be made available as and when required to ensure that no one is denied work on demand. Adequate steps have been taken to ensure timely payments and mobilisation of additional resources … |
Daily Excelsior |
Now, PRIs to play crucial role in implementation of MGNREGA
Daily Excelsior JAMMU, Nov 10: Now, Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) will play crucial role in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with Government modifying the arrangements and clearly defining the role and … |
Daily Excelsior |
Now, PRIs to play crucial role in implementation of MGNREGA
Daily Excelsior JAMMU, Nov 10: Now, Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) will play crucial role in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with Government modifying the arrangements and clearly defining the role and … |
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MGNREGA is failing: 10 reasons why
Down To Earth Magazine (blog) This piece is an attempt to understand the reasons as to why the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been dying a slow death despite the government's tall claims of “record allocations” and 92 per cent on-time … |
Business Standard |
92% of funds for wage payments under MGNREGA raised, says govt
Business Standard The Centre said in 2018-19 almost 92 per cent of wage payments had been generated on time and extra funds were being released this week out of the budget of Rs 550 billion. The MGNREGA Sangharsh Morcha, in a statement earlier this week, said of the … |
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87% of MGNREGA's annual fund already spent
Down To Earth Magazine India's flagship rural employment generation act, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Act (MGNREGA) is yet again facing a fund crunch as 87 per cent of its allocated funds have been spent till October 22, 2018. This is when the … |
The Wire |
Continued Fund Shortage, Wage Payment Delays Have Put MGNREGA in Peril
The Wire As of now, of the 12.8 crore MGNREGA job cards, 7.4 are active as per the official records (a household which has at least one day registered as work done in the last three financial years – including the current one – is termed as having an active job … |
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Maharashtra: Now 'Road to Farms' schemes come under MGNREGA
Mumbai Mirror The MGNREGA now includes 28 new jobs like constructing a safety wall (fencing) and chain fencing in schools and playgrounds. Construction of market shades with roofs, school kitchen, drainage, public warehouse building, cement roads, pavingblock roads … |