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88% more households sought work under MGNREGS in October, shows data

Of 24.3 mn households that demanded work, only 16.3 mn got it

The post-lockdown scars

As economic indicators and tax receipts improve, evidence of stress begin to appear too

Covid broke migration trends, led to temporary rural unemployment: Report

Labour out-migration from cities led to temporary rural unemployment, shows state finance report

Money for nothing

Book review of The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and How to Build a Better Economy

LS okays Rs 2.35 trn extra spending, bulk to be spent on public schemes

FM also said that probably for the first time the government has sought such a huge amount in the first batch of the supplementary demands for grants

Govt seeks parliamentary approval for additional Rs 1.67 trn expenditure

The additional requirement includes Rs 40,000 cr for works under MGNREGA and Rs 20,000 cr for bank recapitalisation

FM presents first supplementary demands; seeks additional Rs 2.35 trillion

This includes Rs 40,000 cr towards enhanced expenditure under MGNREGS

Statsguru: Farm activity to MGNREGA wages, monsoon 2020 gives hope

Rains do swivel between normal, deficient and excess across years, but good rains in times of severe contraction in the economy are a big relief

MGNREGS funds fast drying up as demand surges amid Covid-19 pandemic

Almost 63 per cent of the increased allocation of around Rs 1.01 trillion has been spent in the first five months of 2020-21

Why casual labour prefers to work in fields than under MGNREGA

MGNREGA has been one of the main livelihood sources for millions of migrants and other workers in rural India during the lockdown

Covid-19: Strengthening rural jobs scheme critical to address migrant woes

MGNREGS, which offers 100 days of work in a year to rural households who seek employment, has played a critical role in curbing distress migration and in building assets in rural areas

Best of BS Opinion: Covid damage, MGNREGA today and tomorrow & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

MGNREGA today and tomorrow

The programme is providing relief today, but how can it ensure the basis of livelihood security in the future?

66% year-on-year spike in household demand for MGNREGA work in August

This, despite a 24% month-on-month drop, indicating scheme's continuing importance in providing livelihood to rural casual labourers during Covid-19 crisis

MGNREGA monthly wages double to Rs 1,000 per person amid pandemic: Report

The rural distress following the pandemic has seen the average monthly income per person under MGNREGA doubling to around Rs 1,000 in the first 4 months from Rs 509 in FY20, according to Crisil

Odisha to execute forestry projects worth Rs 602 cr under MGNREGA in FY21

The Odisha government will take up forestry projects worth Rs 602 crore under the MGNREGA scheme in the current fiscal

Necessary to implement MGNREGA, NYAY; will boost economy: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader says implementing the two employment schemes would also be beneficial for the economy

India Coronavirus Dispatch: 600,000 frontline health workers go on strike

Why NREGS is no longer popular in Odisha's Ganjam, Delhi's Covid beds turn vacant, artisans face brunt of a shrinking economy--news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

MGNREGA work demand drops in July 2020 as labourers get jobs in farms

Despite the drop, however, demand is almost 71% more than July 2019

Situation not as bad as it is being made out to be: Economic affairs secy

Bajaj also said the financial services secretary was examining a plan of bank recapitalisation