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BJP praises UPA's MGNREGA as scheme completes 10 years tomorrow

National | Feb 01, 2016, 06:19 PM IST

New Delhi: As MGNREGA completes ten years tomorrow, Narendra Modi govermment, which earlier appeared critical of the UPA's flagship rural job scheme, today hailed the measure saying the achievements of a decade are a "cause of

Is Gujarat not a part of India? Supreme Court asks Centre

India | Feb 01, 2016, 10:56 PM IST

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today slammed the Gujarat government for not implementing the National Food Security Act, asking if it was not part of India or wanted to break away.The apex court bench headed

MGNREGA: parliamentary panel unhappy over lack of grievance redressal system

National | Dec 22, 2015, 08:55 PM IST

New Delhi: A parliamentary panel today expressed dissatisfaction over lack of grievance redressal mechanism in a number of states for MGNREGA and pitched for strong monitoring for successful implementation of the flagship rural job scheme.The

Congress will bounce back: Kamal Nath

National | Mar 19, 2015, 11:51 PM IST

Ghaziabad: Congress will bounce back to its glorious past within a short span of time as the grassroots workers of the party are striving hard relentlessly, party MP and former Union minister Kamal Nath said.

From a KBC crorepati to a pauper

India | Feb 05, 2015, 09:32 PM IST

New Delhi: Sushil Kumar, winner of the fifth season of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) in 2011, now lives in poverty, struggling to make ends meet. He was the first person to win Rs 5 crore

Activists decry budget cuts for MGNREGA

India | Feb 02, 2015, 08:47 PM IST

New Delhi: Civil society activists as well as economists on Monday decried the "budget cuts" being made by the government for the rural employment guarantee act.The government seems to have decided to ignore its legal

MGNREGA schemes bring coal thieves into mainstream

India | Jan 28, 2015, 10:13 AM IST

Burdwan (WB): To bring people engaged in illegal extraction of coal from abandoned coal pits into mainstream, the district authorities have launched a number of schemes under the MGNREGA in Burdwan district. Burdwan District Magistrate

JD(U), RJD, Congress legislators stage dharna against Centre

National | Jan 12, 2015, 01:55 PM IST

Patna: Legislators of JD(U), RJD and Congress today united to stage a dharna here to protest the “discriminatory attitude” of the NDA government at the Centre towards Bihar.The legislators accused the Central government of slashing

Nitish Kumar slams Centre for discriminating against Bihar

National | Dec 30, 2014, 08:05 PM IST

Jamui: Lashing out at the Centre for discriminating against Bihar by slashing funds under various Central schemes, senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today said he will hit the streets from January 15 next to galvanise

Mobile Monitoring System to plug leakages in MGNREGA

India | Dec 25, 2014, 08:09 AM IST

New Delhi: To plug leakages in implementation of MGNREGA, the Centre is planning to introduce Mobile Monitoring System for effective execution of works under the rural job scheme.Union Rural Development Ministry officials said the system

No dilution in rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGA: Government

National | Dec 19, 2014, 06:51 PM IST

New Delhi: Government today insisted in Lok Sabha that it was committed to MGNREGA but noted that there are certain aspects, including the need of enhancing asset quality, which require “revisit of the scheme”.Rural Development

Mamata warns of stir against move to dilute MGNREGA provisions

National | Nov 27, 2014, 07:26 PM IST

Asansol: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today criticised the central government for its reported move to dilute provisions of the rural work guarantee programme MGNREGA and threatened to launch a movement against it.“I reiterate

Budget 'anti-poor' and a 'disappointment': Congress leads opposition fire

National | Jul 10, 2014, 04:28 PM IST

New Delhi: Opposition parties today termed Narendra Modi government's maiden budget a “disappointment” and an “anti-poor” exercise which can “benefit only the rich”. Despite raising expectations, the budget has turned out to be a “missed

Centre plans to revoke MGNREGA: Tripura CM

India | Jul 08, 2014, 02:48 PM IST

Agartala: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre is contemplating revocation of the rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGA to help millionaires, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar alleged Tuesday.The scheme under the

Vasundhra Raje clarifies BJP's stand on MGNREGA; says she's not against it

National | Jul 07, 2014, 12:55 PM IST

New Delhi: Under persistent opposition for suggesting converting Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) into a job guarantee scheme, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has spelled out that she did not argue against

Govt plans to give free mobile devices to MGNREGA workers

India | Jul 30, 2013, 10:33 PM IST

New Delhi, Jul 30: In a pre-election freebie, one member of every rural households who has completed 100 days of work under MGNREGA may get free mobile device under a new programme aimed at empowerment.Under

Like MGNREGA, food security scheme will empower people: Ambika Soni

National | Jul 30, 2013, 06:33 AM IST

Shimla, July 30: All-India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Ambika Soni Monday said that like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) the central government's food security scheme would also empower people."The Congress

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