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nrega news

G RAM G Act rollout today: Full list of new state-wise daily wage rates

File: Farmers sprinkle fertiliser over crops on the outskirts of Amritsar.
Updated on Jul 01, 2026 10:22 am IST

State preparing legal, political challenge to NREGA overhaul

Priyank Kharge (AFP)
Published on Dec 25, 2025 07:08 am IST

Spike in NREGS payment delays, technical glitches, say workers

NREGA workers from across the country gathered at Jantar Mantar today to demand adequate budget for MGNREGA and timely wage payments. (X/AnjaliB_)
Updated on Dec 05, 2024 10:01 pm IST

45% of central funds for rural jobs, subsidised food spent till July due to Covid-19 crisis

Labourers working at a MNREGA site in a village in Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh.
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 05:37 pm IST

Odisha announces Rs 17,000 crore programme to generate employment

Chief minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik during video conference meeting of chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Covid-19 situation.
Updated on May 30, 2020 08:15 am IST

Odisha announces package to arrest distress migration to other states

The Odisha government has raised daily wage under NREGA to help the labourers.
Updated on Jan 16, 2020 09:24 am IST

Drought-hit Karnataka seeks Rs 2,000 crore NREGA dues from Centre

Hubballi: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy addresses the media druing a seminar in Hubballi, Karnataka, Friday, April 19, 2019. (PTI Photo) (PTI4_19_2019_000026B)
Published on Jun 04, 2019 09:01 am IST

‘Sceptical of Congress’s minimum income scheme’: NREGA architect

Congress President Rahul Gandhi
Updated on May 09, 2019 08:05 am IST

India’s data-driven governance regime is not foolproof

Economists Abhijit Banerji and Shrayana Bhattacharya in a recent article note the existence of as many as 400 MIS systems for monitoring the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes, a number far beyond what most middle income countries report. Technology has also enabled administrative data to become increasingly more sophisticated.
Updated on Mar 27, 2019 06:20 pm IST

Opinion | Interim budget gets farm tilt right

The two main announcements which will have a good effect on farmers are: interest rate subvention for farmers, which have been increased from 2% to 5% provided loans are serviced on time; and the cash transfer of Rs 6,000 per annum for marginal farmers.
Updated on Feb 02, 2019 09:46 am IST

Swachh Bharat Mission gains have come at a cost

An open defecation free village near Gwalior. Sustainably reducing open defecation in rural India would reduce the number of babies who die and would improve the physical and cognitive development of surviving children .
Updated on Jan 22, 2019 07:57 am IST

Son of NREGA labourer cracks JEE, set to study in IIT

Sunil with his parents.
Published on Jun 13, 2018 10:23 pm IST

Son of NREGA labourers cracks NEET, father says dream came true

Krishna Kumar with his parents.
Updated on Jun 09, 2018 11:39 pm IST