MNREGS has benefited women, unskilled labourers the most

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 22:04

MNREGS, the UPA government's flagship rural employment guarantee scheme, has benefited women and unskilled labourers the most, an official said Tuesday.

CAG report on MNREGA not a financial audit: Jairam Ramesh

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 15:35

As implementation of MNREGA came under flak from CAG on various counts, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh defended the government`s flagship scheme.

FM reviews implementation of central-sponsored schemes

Last Updated: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 19:09

The educational loan scheme has benefited many rural students accross the country, FM said.

MNREGA workers to get more wages

Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2013, 20:28

MNREGA workers will now get more money with the Centre revising their wages from April 1 under which the maximum daily wage of Rs 214 has been fixed for Haryana while Bihar, Sikkim, Tripura, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh will get the minimum of Rs 135.

No of MGNREGA work days up to 150, only 7% rate on crop loans

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 18:50

These decisions were approved by the EGoM on drought headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, they said.

EGoM to consider raising MNREGA work days to 150

Last Updated: Sunday, September 2, 2012, 11:56

Against the backdrop of drought in various parts of the country, a proposal to raise the number of assured employment days under MNREGA from 100 to 150 will be considered by an Empowered Group of Ministers next week with an aim of benefitting the farm labour.

MGNREGA luring away labour from farm fields: Study

Last Updated: Sunday, February 12, 2012, 17:56

Besides creating labour shortage in the agriculture sector, cost of farm production increased by upto 20 percent in Karnataka after implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the Centre’s flagship programme aimed at alleviating poverty,revealed a new research study.

Centre spending Rs 40,000 cr for MGNREGA programmes

Last Updated: Sunday, November 27, 2011, 00:31

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Saturday indirectly blamed state governments for failing to implement Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) programmes efficiently.

Jharkhand uses only Rs 1500 crore from MGNREGA funds: Jairam

Last Updated: Sunday, October 9, 2011, 18:11

Dismissing charges of any sort of unfair treatment towards Jharkhand on developmental issues, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said Jharkhand spent only 1558 crore on MGNREGA programmes.

Labour shortage, wage hike hits Indian industry hard: FICCI

Last Updated: Sunday, October 9, 2011, 13:51

Government's flagship rural job guarantee scheme, MGNREGA, has led to labour shortages for the industry resulting in increased wage costs and hampering production, FICCI said on Sunday.

Ensure rural jobs scheme helps farm sector: Pawar

Last Updated: Saturday, September 17, 2011, 18:27

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Saturday said there was a need to bring together the centre's rural employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA and farmers in such a way that it helps the farm sector and increases production.