7,37,688 labourers get wages after 3 months

Nearly 2.6 lakh daily wage workers employed under the Mathma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in this district are in a woeful plight as they have not been paid their wages for the last two months. There are 4 lakh such ...

Temporary shortage of labour has been reported during the peak agriculture season because of the employment guarantee scheme under MGNREGA.

NREGA, the world's biggest-ever employment guarantee scheme, captured the public imagination well before the first ditch was dug.

The Union finance minister allocated Rs 33,000 crore to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the Budget 2013-14.

A hike in allocation for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and reliefs offered to a section of taxpayers would put more money in the hands of the consumer.

MNREGS, the UPA government's flagship rural employment guarantee scheme, has benefited women and unskilled labourers the most, an official said Tuesday.The MNREGS has also had a positive impact on agricultural wages and wages in general in rural areas, which ...

Taking cognisance of the problems faced by illiterate and semi-literate people in villages regarding employment guarantee scheme (EGS) works, central government has directed the officials to hold 'gram rozgar diwas' twice a month in every village.

Even dead people get paid for their work in Haryana. CAG auditors have found that under the Centre's employment guarantee scheme NREGA, the Haryana government has paid wages to even dead persons.

India is a land of diverse economic and social structure. The country has witnessed unprecedented growth in the last decade but rural development remains to be one of the biggest challenges.Despite many large scale rural development schemes, the absolute number of people in poverty has not declined substantially.Majority of India’s rural population lives with inadequate basic social and physical infrastructure.The growth story of India’s economic development would be incomplete ...