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MGNREGA today and tomorrow

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

The not so green shoots of rural revival

Rural rebound and its role in reviving the economy are overstated

Govt aims to embrace 32 mn construction hands not yet covered under PMGKY

Only 18 million workers out of 50 million got cash transfer in their bank accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

Govt may add more districts under rural jobs scheme for migrant workers

The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan was launched June 20 to provide work for 125 days in 25 areas to migrant workers in 116 districts of six states

Five ways to overhaul the rural jobs scheme

Five immediate steps are required to strengthen MGNREGS after the budget enhancement.

Linking farm sector fortunes to unpredictable monsoon could be premature

More than normal rainfall, it is the distribution, spread and timeliness that will play a bigger role in improving the lot of farmers

Govt pumps Rs 30,000 crore into Nabard, offers Rs 2-trn loan to farmers

Brings 25 million farmers under concessional loan scheme; experts say these measures do nothing to address basic problem of low farm prices and falling demand

Half of rural Indians eating less; a third may stop kids' schooling: Report

A ground survey by Transforming Rural India Foundation raises alarm bells about the impending human catastrophe unfolding in rural India due to the coronavirus crisis

Rural students spend more in books, uniform, stationery than urban: Survey

Among those who were enrolled, drop-out rate was as high as 10 per cent at primary level, 17.5 per cent at upper primary/middle, and 19.8 per cent at secondary level, the survey added.

Can rising food inflation help India's languishing rural economy

A study shows that a 10% increase in the price realised by farmers directly raise their incomes by 13 per cent and had a large favourable effect on production as well

Budget should look to push rural demand, not reduce I-T rate: Economists

Ajit Ranade, chief economist at Aditya Birla Group, said, "I don't think a cut in the personal income tax is a good thing to do at this juncture."

More than 200 scholars ask govt to release Consumer Expenditure Survey data

The statement comes in light of the Modi government recently saying that it will not be releasing the Survey of Consumer Expenditure, 2017-18 because of "data quality" issues

Maharashtra, Haryana saw biggest drop in rural consumer spending: NSO data

Rural parts of Haryana and Maharashtra saw an 18 per cent fall in consumer spending in 2017-18, compared to 2011-12

Rural India can't recover until NBFCs do

An intricate web of links between rural incomes, construction activity and shadow banks are fuelling the economic slowdown

Stimulating rural demand

Farm reform focus should shift to income generation

Govt to offer cattle, advanced biogas plants, poultry to boost rural income

Pilot project in Gujarat to be replicated across India

Rural job scheme to pump Rs 15,000 crore into 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan'

The flagship rural development scheme has drawn up a detailed plan of over 200,000 works to be taken up for water conservation in nearly 1,100 water-stressed districts

Will the govt change its development strategy to raise rural incomes?

While the earlier Modi govt fared well on rural schemes, both farming and construction activity in the village economy were muted

World Bank to give India $250 mn for women-led businesses in rural areas

An agreement in this regard was signed between the World Bank and the Government of India on Monday

Quasi-universal basic rural income: The way forward

The authors propose an alternative to build a new rural India where a basic income, regardless of agricultural vagaries, will be guaranteed