Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi criticized the Union government for ending MGNREGA, alleging it leaves rural laborers in distress. The VB-G RAM G Act aims to replace MGNREGA, introducing a new ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a detailed overview of the Rs 4.13 lakh crore supplementary grants, emphasizing strategic allocations for defense, agriculture, and rural welfare.

As the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025—which replaces the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)—is yet to be formally notified and brought into force, Union Finance ...

The Modi government has increased the allocation to the erstwhile rural employment scheme MGNREGA by nearly four times to Rs 8.53 lakh crore as compared to the funds earmarked by the Congress-led UPA ...

BENGALURU: Delayed wage payments, technological glitches and declining worker participation are threatening the functioning ...

Intensifying its attacks on the working class and rural poor, India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government hurriedly pushed the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) ...

Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Thursday said villages across the country were facing distress and accused the Union government of putting labourers in a “bad situation” by ending the rural ...

Economist Jean Dreze discusses MGNREGA's challenges, emphasizing India's resource abundance but lack of political will for worker empowerment.

“A total of ₹1,600 crore is pending against one crore active job cards under MGNREGA. The last payment under MGNREGA was made on January 2,“ said Ajay Rai ...

The flagship rural employment scheme Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has significantly reshaped the ...

Centre approves ₹1,409 crore for MGNREGA wages after state government's persistent follow-up, ensuring timely payments to rural workers.