New Delhi: The national rural job guarantee scheme that gives millions of the poorest Indians employment is unlikely to see a higher allocation in FY25, two people aware of the matter said, citing ...

The labour cost in many states including Tamil Nadu is over Rs 1,000 per day and yet, it's hard to find labourers. (Image/PTI) With just a little over a month to go for FY25 to end, the Centre has ...

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is aiming to secure increased funding under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to boost rural development works across the state ...

The MGNREGS is implemented by states and UTs under Section 4 of the MGNREG Act, 2005. The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has proposed an allocation of Rs 5.23 lakh crore for the Mahatma Gandhi ...

The Congress on Sunday lashed out at the government over keeping MGNREGS budget stagnant and said the "neglect" of this crucial safety net exposes its indifference to rural livelihoods. The allocation ...

Lucknow: The Centre's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employee Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) recorded the lowest ever engagement of around 75 lakh persons in UP in the 2024-25 financial year, which is set ...

With a whopping 2,650 workers registered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), allocation of work to a meagre upto 75 workers a day by Palayampatti Panchayat ...

Economic momentum and better job opportunities drive decline in rural employment programme demand The government’s flagship rural employment programme, MGNREGS, has reported a continuous drop in work ...

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel on Monday criticised the government for not increasing the allocation under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), expressing concern ...

Ranchi: Jharkhand has registered a dip in workers employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in a year despite an increase in their registrations, a report ...

The panel called the government’s replies “stereotypical, routine and generic”, and expressed disapproval over the sidelining of its recommendation over MGNREGS The Parliamentary Standing Committee on ...