Distress migration from rural areas have gone down: Ramesh

Last Updated: Friday, January 11, 2013, 21:05

Distress migration from rural areas have gone down due to implementation of Centre`s ambitious rural job scheme, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday.

Mechanism to check corruption in MNREGA: Nitish

Last Updated: Friday, November 30, 2012, 20:04

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar today said his government has set up an institutional mechanism to check corruption in the MNREGA project.

Senior Bihar officer arrested for bribe in MNREGA

Last Updated: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 15:36

Deputy Commissioner of Land Revenue Ramesh Prasad Diwakar was arrested while allegedly taking a bribe from a village head in connection with a MNREGA scheme in Gaya,Bihar.

SC for special court for MNREGA cases, asks Odisha to consider

Last Updated: Thursday, November 8, 2012, 20:05

SC favoured establishment of special fast track courts to handle cases linked to MNREGA.

Construction of anganwadi centres brought under MNREGA`s ambit

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 20:36

Government has decided to bring the construction of anganwadi centres under the ambit of MNREGA.

Legislative panel reviews development activities in Anantnag

Last Updated: Sunday, October 21, 2012, 16:16

The meeting was informed that out of 3,377 targeted houses under Indira Aawas Yojana, 1,664 houses have been constructed in the district with an expenditure of Rs 4.36 crore, an official spokesman said.

SC indicates CBI probe in MNREGA irregularities in

Last Updated: Monday, October 15, 2012, 20:24

After Odisha, alleged irregularities in utilisation of MNREGA funds in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh may also come under CBI probe with the Supreme Court on Monday saying it will pass an order in this regard.

Cong bankrupt on ideas: BJP on Renuka jibe at Advani speech

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 21:49

A light-hearted comment by a Congress spokesperson on Advani`s speech at UN praising MNREGA programme apparently did not go down well with the BJP.

'MNREGA funds being siphoned off at local levels'

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 16:11

A Planning Commission member on Tuesday acknowledged that a portion of funds allocated under MNREGA was being siphoned off at local levels and advocated the need for drafting third party, independent monitors to ensure that the money is well utilised.

`MNREGA funds being siphoned off at local levels`

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 15:54

A Planning Commission member on Tuesday acknowledged that a portion of funds allocated under MNREGA was being siphoned off at local levels.

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.

‘Introduce mobile banking in rural areas’

Last Updated: Monday, August 13, 2012, 19:20

A Congress member on Monday suggested introduction of mobile banking in rural areas saying poor workers under the rural employment guarantee scheme had to travel to far-off cities to get their payments because of absence of bank branches in the vicinity of their villages.