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Mumbai, March 24 Only 52% of the works undertaken under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Maharashtra were completed between 2019-20 and 2023-24, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said.The CAG report, presented to the state...

Mumbai, March 25 The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said that out of the 25.72 lakh works approved during 2019-20 to 2023-24 in the state under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), only 52.81 per cent were completed.The CAG report, which...

Bengaluru, March 24 Karnataka received less than half of its allocation under the JJM due to its inability to utilize the funds already released, the CAG said in its report.The report of the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) on the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for the...

Chandigarh, March 9 – Punjab Cabinet Minister Aman Arora accused the Congress on Monday of avoiding debates in the Assembly to conceal its "politically bankrupt" record.He contrasted the Opposition's unfulfilled promises with the achievements of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led...

Kolkata, March 7 Ahead of the assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that from Saturday, unemployed young job seekers, who have passed the secondary examination (class 10), will receive Rs 1,500 allowance every month to help them move towards a self-reliant future.The...

On March 6, in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented his 17th budget, emphasizing that the Congress government prioritized economic security and social stability after taking office in 2023 through its Guarantee Schemes, including unemployment allowances and free bus rides...

Chandigarh, March 5 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday demanded that Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema allocate funds to fulfill promises made to women, farmers, government employees, and the common people, or face the "gherao" (surrounding) of its legislators when they visit...

Kolkata, February 17 Even before enrolment camps opened, queues were seen outside school gates and community halls across West Bengal, with men and women clutching certificates and bank details as the state rolled out the Yuva Sathi cash allowance scheme for unemployed youth.As the government...

Kolkata, February 16 – The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, alleged on Monday that the new unemployment allowance scheme, 'Banglar Yuva Sathi', announced by the West Bengal Minister of State for Finance (Independent charge), Chandrima Bhattacharya...

Kolkata, February 15 The West Bengal government began operating camps on Sunday to register unemployed youth, providing them with financial assistance under the new 'Banglar Yuba Sathi' scheme, launched in the run-up to the assembly elections.The camps, which are operating in all 294 assembly...

Kolkata, February 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said her government will launch the 'Yuvasathi' unemployment allowance scheme from April 1 instead of the earlier planned launch date of August.Addressing a press conference at the state secretariat 'Nabanna', Banerjee...