mahatma gandhi national rural employment guarantee act

Kohima, April 7 Congress leaders on Tuesday emphasized the need for an opposition presence in the Nagaland Assembly as they appealed to the people to vote for the party in the by-election to the Koridang constituency.Addressing a press conference at Congress Bhavan here, MP & AICC in-charge...

Hyderabad, March 24 Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said on Tuesday that due to "reckless borrowing" between 2014 and 2023, the BRS government burdened the state with massive debt.Responding to the debate on the budget in the Legislative Assembly, Vikramarka also said...

Ranchi, March 18 The Jharkhand assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution urging the Centre to continue with the framework of the MGNREGA instead of its new modified version, the VB-G RAM G Act.Rural Development Minister Dipika Pandey Singh moved the proposal in the House, which was passed by...

New Delhi, March 17 The opposition's protest against Vikshit Bharat G RAM G has failed to garner any public support because the country has accepted it as a better scheme than its previous version, MGNREGA, Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday...

The Jammu and Kashmir government has released ₹195.96 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to support rural infrastructure development and meet staff honorarium obligations across the Union Territory.Srinagar, March 13: The Jammu and Kashmir...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the government has allocated a total of ₹ 195.96 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to support rural infrastructure development and meet staff honorarium obligations across the Union Territory. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent...

New Delhi, March 12 Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi said on Thursday that villages across the country were facing distress and accused the Union government of putting labourers in a "bad situation" by ending the rural employment guarantee scheme, MGNREGA.Participating in a discussion on the...

Kolkata, March 11 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday alleged that the West Bengal government’s failure to submit the labour budget proposal was delaying the release of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state.In a statement...

Hubballi (Karnataka), February 28 – Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, on Saturday, alleged that the Congress is spreading misinformation among the people of the country regarding the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G)...

New Delhi, February 27 The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday said it will mobilize the masses against several "anti-people" policy decisions of the Union government, and a rally will be held at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on March 24.Addressing a press conference here following a meeting...

Chandigarh, February 26 – Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated on Wednesday that Lord Ram "represents the very soul of India, its moral foundations, and the bedrock of its civilization." He also clarified the objectives and scope of a new rural employment initiative during the Haryana...

Chandigarh, February 25 The opposition Congress on Wednesday claimed in the Haryana Assembly that many of its workers and several district unit chiefs from across the state had been placed under house arrest to prevent them from participating in the party's Vidhan Sabha gherao ( घेराव) programme...

Chandigarh, February 25 The Haryana Congress staged a protest on Wednesday against alleged changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) and accused the BJP government of weakening the social security scheme for the poor.The protest was led by AICC in-charge B...

Chandigarh, February 25 – The Haryana Congress staged a protest here on Wednesday against the BJP government over the alleged renaming and weakening of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), accusing it of attempting to undermine social security provisions for the...

On Monday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged people to support the nationwide protest led by the Congress until the Viksit Bharat, Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act is repealed and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005...

Agartala, February 17 – The opposition Congress organised a massive rally in Agartala on Tuesday, accusing the BJP-led central government of weakening and effectively withdrawing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).Hundreds of Congress supporters, led by senior...

Lucknow, February 17 Police on Tuesday detained several Congress leaders and workers, and allegedly used force to prevent them from marching to gherao the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Bhavan (Legislative Assembly) over the scrapping of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) and...

Lucknow, February 17 – The Budget Session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly is underway amidst noisy scenes and repeated disruptions by the opposition INDIA bloc allies – the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) – who are pressing separate demands.Although both parties are allies at the national...

Gandhinagar, February 16 – The Congress held a ‘Jan Akrosh Sabha’ (People’s Outrage Assembly) in Gandhinagar on Monday, protesting the Centre’s proposal to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika...

Kolkata, February 16 The Trinamool Congress has alleged that the death of a Bengali migrant woman in Gujarat points to a "deepening crisis of safety" for workers from West Bengal in BJP-ruled states, calling it a "grim reminder of systemic law and order failures".In a statement posted on X on...