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Extra Rs 10,000 cr allocated for MGNREGA inadequate: Civil society

Civil society activists claim that the extra Rs 10,000 crore won't go far as already pending payments are in excess of Rs 10,000 crore

Message from MGNREGA

Low-skill manufacturing jobs needed to sustain economic growth

MGNREGS ensured work for a year, now states are running out funds for it

States are running out of money to pay wages to workers even as demand for the rural employment guarantee programme has risen because of the Covid-19 pandemic

MGNREGS will need Rs 32K-crore more aid to meet demand: Experts

But a supplementary budgetary support of Rs 50,000 cr would be appropriate to fulfil all requirements of this year: Activists

71% MGNREGA wages not paid on time, 14% delayed beyond 30 days, study shows

The study done on 1.8 mn transactions between April and September, by LibTech India and the People's Action for Employment Guarantee (PAEG)

Urban safety net

Govt needs new ideas to address distress in cities

Workers seek timely payments, more workdays under rural jobs scheme

The demand for work under MGNREGS was the highest ever in 2020 after migrants returned to villages following the national lockdown

MGNREGA work demand up: 77% of budget used up in five months

Of the budgeted Rs 73,000 crore for the Centre's flagship scheme, around Rs 55,915.31 crore has already been exhausted in the first five months of FY22

New portal launched to facilitate geospatial planning of MGNREGA assets

The government on Monday launched a new geospatial planning portal, 'Yuktdhara', which Union Minister Jitendra Singh said will help in facilitating new MGNREGA assets

Rs 935 cr misappropriated in MGNREGA schemes over last 4 years: Congress

The party also demanded that the government restore the four per cent quota for differently-abled persons in police forces.

MGNREGA work demand remains muted for second straight month in June

Data shows that 35.1 million households have sought work under MGNREGA this June, or 21.48% lower than the number that had sought work in the same month of 2020

The post-Covid economy

There is a strong case for the government to shift its attention from the economy to public service management

Almost 92% casual workers didn't get wages during lockdown: SWAN survey

The survey, which was conducted among 1,396 worker groups, adding up to 8,023 people that included 4,836 women and children, showed that 76 per cent of the workers had less than Rs 200 left with them

RSS body calls for NREGA fund hike, free food grains to vulnerable sections

The Swadeshi Jagran Manch, an RSS-affiliate, suggested the government to substantially increase funds for its rural employment guarantee scheme and extend financial support to the vulnerable section

Do not politicise GST Council: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The government is conscious of the intensity of the second wave of Covid-19 and is assessing its full impact before coming out with further packages and interventions, says FM Sitharaman

Demand for MGNREGA work slumps 26% in May amid Covid-19 pandemic

Several civil society workers said the push seen last year in expanding the scheme has largely been missing this year.

Prioritising expenditure

Govt must focus on providing relief to the needy at this point

The rural worry

Bharat is suffering on multiple counts

4% more households demand work under MGNREGA in April, shows data

The April work demand was much higher than the same month last year when the figure was 13.4 million

Making MGNREGA work

Shortcomings such as delayed payments must be fixed