Cabinet approves direct release of wages to MGNREGA workers

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 22:34

The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved release of wages directly to the accounts of the workers engaged under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

Need to have parity of wage under MNREGA, Minimum Wages Act: Jairam

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 21:46

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said there was a need to have parity of wage under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) and the Minimum Wages Act.

Manish Tewari pulls up Ludhiana officials over MGNREGA funds

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 22:26

Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari pulled up Ludhiana district administration officials for poor utilisation of central funds made available under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

Govt keen on full implementation of MGNREGA: Minister

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 15:20

Puducherry government is keen on ensuring full and absolute implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, welfare minister P Rajavelu said Monday.

Rural jobs drive after Durga puja: Mamata Banerjee

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 20:01

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said a special drive beginning on November 05 will boost the availability of jobs to unemployed adults under the 100 days work scheme implemented in rural areas.

NREGA works show big decline

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 21:43

Completed works under UPA government`s flagship welfare scheme NREGA are seeing a big fall, government told the Lok Sabha.

Serious flaw in MGNREGA implementation in MP: Audit report

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 15:21

MGNREGA guarantees job of at least 100 days for an individual living below the poverty line.

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.

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.

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.