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Mamata alleges Modi govt conspiracy against WB over MGNREGA funds
National | Aug 09, 2014, 08:07 AM ISTKrishnagar (WB): Claiming that the Centre has decided not to provide MGNREGA funds for most of the blocks from the next financial year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Narendra Modi government
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Arun Jaitley allocates Rs 33,364 cr for MNREGA
National | Jul 10, 2014, 09:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: The UPA's flagship programme MNREGA was today allocated Rs 33,364 crore, with Narendra Modi Government expressing commitment to carrying it forward, ignoring suggestions including from within for scrapping it. The amount is same
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Nitin Gadkari plans to link MNREGA with afforestation progamme
India | Jun 14, 2014, 12:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: Plans to link the MNREGA scheme with the afforestation progamme could get a huge boost with Rural Development Ministry officials saying that the idea mooted by Union minister Nitin Gadkari has lot of
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Delay in payment of MNREGA wages to attract punishment: Munde
India | May 29, 2014, 08:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Talking tough, new Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde today said a punishable provision will be added to MNREGA for delay in payment to rural job seekers and asked state governments to take action
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Rahul joins Priyanka in attacking Modi on snoopgate
National | Apr 24, 2014, 04:43 PM ISTSitapur (UP): Rahul Gandhi today joined his sister Priyanka Gandhi in attacking Narendra Modi over snoopgate controversy, saying Gujarat government has no regard for women as it gets their phones tapped. Addressing an election rally
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UPA has fulfilled most promises: Sonia Gandhi
National | Apr 03, 2014, 05:39 PM ISTPatna: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday said that the UPA government fulfilled most of the promises made to the people in the last Lok Sabha polls and was committed to work hard to improve the
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Rahul Gandhi attacks Mamata government
National | Mar 25, 2014, 02:03 PM ISTNagrakata (WB): Attacking the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal over the issue of development, Rahul Gandhi today said funds worth crores were sent from the Centre to the state but they never reached the
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In Pics: Rahul Gandhi's rally in Gujarat
National | Mar 12, 2014, 06:23 AM ISTBalasinor (Gujarat): In a hard-hitting attack on Narendra Modi on his home turf, Rahul Gandhi today accused his government of “stealing” farmers' land and charged the BJP with appropriating credit for schemes launched by the
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Mamata slams Centre's decision on MNREGA
India | Mar 01, 2014, 11:43 AM ISTKolkata : When the Central government is unable to provide funds even for 100 days' work under MNREGA, the decision to increase it to 150 days is nothing but a political gimmick, West Bengal Chief
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Workdays for tribals under MNREGA raised from 100 to 150
India | Feb 28, 2014, 10:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a bid to woo tribals ahead of Lok Sabha polls, the government today raised the workdays under its flagship rural employment guarantee programme MNREGA from 100 to 150 for tribals, a move
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Need to have parity of wage under MNREGA: Jairam
National | Feb 02, 2014, 11:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today said there was a need to have parity of wage under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) and the Minimum Wages Act.He said,
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BJP sowing seeds of poison in its hunger for power: Sonia Gandhi
National | Feb 01, 2014, 07:05 PM ISTGulbarga (Karna): Attacking BJP and its PM candidate Narendra Modi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused them of indulging in divisive politics by “sowing seeds of poison” (zeher ki kheti) and instigating violence.“This is an
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BJP is a party of 'poisonous people', says Sonia
National | Nov 23, 2013, 09:13 PM ISTKota(Rajasthan): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today attacked BJP saying it is a party of “poisonous people” which spreads nothing but rumours.“BJP is spreading rumours that the drugs of Rajasthan flagship ‘Free Medicine Scheme' are poison,
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UPA's policies have given good results, record growth: PM
National | Nov 16, 2013, 04:20 PM ISTAizawl: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the UPA government's policies and programmes for rapid and inclusive growth are showing good results and the country has seen a record average economic growth in the
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MNREGA gave jobs merely to nine per cent of households: CAG
India | Jul 18, 2013, 07:46 AM ISTRaipur, Jul 18: Less than nine per cent of Chhattisgarh households got jobs for 100 days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREG) Act during 2007-08 to 2011-12, a CAG report tabled in the
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PM rejects Mulayam's demand for scrapping MNREGA
National | Mar 07, 2013, 12:07 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 7: Rejecting Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's demand that "corruption-hit" MNREGA be scrapped, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said UPA's ambitious flagship social sector programme "provides a safety net to a
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Use MNREGA to bring second Green Revolution: Sonia
National | Feb 02, 2013, 11:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 2 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today strongly pitched for utilising MNREGA to increase agricultural production, saying the flagship scheme can play a big role to usher in second green revolution in
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Govt to converge MNREGA & other schemes
Aug 06, 2012, 08:02 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 6: The government today said it will converge the MNREGA and other schemes to meet the challenges of drought-like situation in several states and enhance imports of commodities in short-supply to control
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MNREGA is a story worth telling, says Manmohan
India | Jul 14, 2012, 05:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 14: Terming NREGA as a “story worth telling”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the issue of delayed payment to workers under the programme should be addressed at the earliest and sought
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Some changes likely in Panchayat laws after panchayat polls
India | Jun 26, 2012, 07:22 PM ISTKolkata, Jun 26: After the next Panchayat elections, the West Bengal government is likely to bring some basic changes in the existing Panchayat laws for better functioning of the three-tier panchayat system, Panchayat Minister Subrata