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June 18, 2025, 05:40 PM - 3 min read
Allowing the Centre to continue its enquiry into the allegations of irregularities in some districts of the state, a division bench presided by Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam directed that the scheme be implemented prospectively with effect from August 1.
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December 27, 2024, 08:07 PM - 3 min read
Once dubbed a "monument of failure" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), launched during Manmohan Singh’s premiership, emerged as a critical lifeline for rural workers during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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December 20, 2024, 10:02 PM - 3 min read
In the current fiscal year, over 35 lakh MGNREGS job cards were deleted for various reasons, while 38 lakh new job cards were issued. Minister Kamlesh Paswan assured that job cards cannot be deleted solely due to non-linkage with Aadhaar.
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December 13, 2024, 02:50 PM - 4 min read
A parliamentary panel has urged the Union Ministry of Rural Development to link MGNREGA wages to inflation, address disparities across states, and increase the number of workdays from 100 to 150, citing the rising cost of living and unequal wage rates.
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February 12, 2024, 07:27 PM - 2 min read
In his letter to Modi, Gandhi said that during his recent visit to West Bengal as part of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, a delegation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers from the Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity apprised him of the issues faced by them.
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January 1, 2024, 02:07 PM - 2 min read
The government's decision, initiated with an order on January 30,2023 and subsequent extensions throughout the year, faced it's final deadline 31st December, 2023.
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