Sikkim bags 3 national awards at MG-NREGA Sammelan

Last Updated: Friday, February 4, 2011, 18:45

Sikkim has become the only state to bag national award in all three categories for exemplary work done under MG-NREGA during the recent Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Sammelan in New Delhi.

PM announces NREGA wage hike

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 13:37

PM Manmohan Singh Wednesday said wages would be hiked under the rural employment guarantee plan to offset inflation while UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said it was time to introspect on the shortcomings of the rural jobs scheme.

AGP refers to fund, NREGA scams in Assam

Last Updated: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 14:04

Alleging ministers were involved in the multi-crore development fund scandal and the NREGA scam, AGP said it will highlight these issues in this year`s assembly polls.

Rajasthan to impose penalty for delaying MGNREGA payment

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 00:54

To ensure timely and justified payment to MGNREGA labourers in Ashok Gehlot today approved the proposal to impose a penalty on the concerned official for delayed or paltry payment to the labourers, an official said.

Over 1.97 cr households given jobs under NREGA: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 19:41

More than 1.79 crore households across the country have been provided employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) this year, the Government said on Tuesday.

Govt orders inquiry into NREGA scam in Guj

Last Updated: Friday, November 19, 2010, 00:24

The government ordered an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in wage payments under NREGA in Kotda village in Gujarat`s Kotiyana district.

Govt orders probe into alleged NREGA scam in Gujarat

Last Updated: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 23:10

The Centre has ordered an "immediate inquiry" into an alleged Rs 1 crore scam in the payment of wages to NREGA workers in a village of Gujarat.

Punjab lags behind in NREGA implementation: Joshi

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 22:32

Punjab is ranked very low in availing the benefits under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat C P Joshi said today.

Centre witholding NREGA funds to West Bengal: CM

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 16:16

The Centre was not releasing Rs 1,700 crore in NREGA funds to West Bengal, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee claimed Tuesday.

‘Shortcomings in NREGA in Naxal-hit areas’

Last Updated: Monday, August 9, 2010, 17:42

A Planning Commission team has noted serious shortcomings in the implementation of NREGA in 35 Naxal-hit districts in the country, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday.