The Latest Breaking News from MGNREGS

AP Chambers delegation meets FM Sitharaman, requests reforms in power sector, longer repayment period for CECL, fixed power charges for 5 yrs & aligning MGNREGS with agriculture & rural industries.

Tribal Plus, the State government’s initiative launched in 2018 to provide an extra 100 days of guaranteed employment to the tribal population

While the MGNREGS workforce is shrinking, there is an increased demand for work under the scheme.

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin requests Union Minister to release funds for MGNREGS. ₹2,696.77 crore wage liability yet to be credited to workers. Scheme provides livelihood opps to rural people, esp. women, elderly & differently-abled. TN achieved 31.15 cr person-days, 92.86 lakh households issued job cards. CM requests funds for…

Union Minister Giriraj Singh says MGNREGS is demand-driven, no scope of deficit. Finance Ministry has given blank cheque to meet shortfall. Govt. has shifted to DBT & Aadhaar seeding of job cards to bring transparency.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh: MGNREGS budget exhausted in six months of the current financial year, indicating "deepening rural distress" and “rising inequality". Modi government’s priorities seen in 48% SUV sales, while digitisation used to discourage demand for MGNREGA.

Union Minister Niranjan Jyoti claims Centre never denied West Bengal of MGNREGS funds; TMC continues protest outside Raj Bhavan. TMC claims Minister forced to come to Bengal due to protests.

Kerala has achieved 100.76% of allocated labour budget for FY22-23, providing 9.65cr person days of work, 89.82% of which was allocated to women. 4.5 lakh families were provided 100 days of work. State now has 20.97 lakh active job cards and is seeking more funds to sustain the programme.

Why does the government favour Aadhaar-based authentication for rations under the public distribution system and government-to-citizen cash transfer programmes such as wage payments in MGNREGS? What are some common problems faced by rights-holders?

Ministry rebuffs Moody's report on Aadhaar, citing its trustworthiness, security and privacy protections. Over a billion Indians have expressed their trust in Aadhaar by using it 100 billion times. International agencies, nations have lauded Aadhaar and its role in enhancing financial inclusion.

Kerala’s Minister for Local Self-Government M.B. Rajesh speaks to The Hindu on budget cuts in the MGNREGS and the necessity to have an urban scheme on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme