MGNREGA funds scam in Bihar could have been prevented
Initiative to make wage payment to workers transparent was stalled by officialdom
Jharkhand proposes MGNREGA worker unions
Work demand under the rural employment programme is decreasing in the state
Over 50 million job cards of MGNREGA workers deleted in 2022-23; 7.4 million this financial year
Names are deleted without the knowledge of workers or following proper procedure, claim activists
MGNREGA expert panel suggests more budget, annual revision of wage rates
Nine-member committee was headed by former rural development department secretary Amarjeet Sinha
DTE Ground Report: Why MGNREGA workers in West Bengal are in dire straits
The Centre has blocked the state’s funds for the rural employment scheme for over a year, jeopardising the economic conditions of many villagers
Central funds freeze: MGNREGA workers in West Bengal trapped in vicious cycle of illness and poverty
Workers struggling to make ends meet, have had to put new and existing health issues aside
Threadbare clothes, school drop outs due to lack of uniforms: West Bengal MGNREGA workers’ lives in tatters
Central government’s freeze on funds for rural employment scheme has completely degraded villagers’ living conditions
Surviving on fish from gutter, rice: West Bengal workers bear brunt of Central freeze on MGNREGA funds
DTE ground report finds pending wages and non-commissioning of work for over a year making it hard for workers to survive
MGNREGA: Workers call for scrapping of attendance scheme at Jantar Mantar protest
The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha alleged that the claims of government about smooth functioning of the scheme were false and misleading
Budget 2023-24: Fund allocated for MGNREGA can provide just 17 days of work
Unjust allocation by the Modi-led government is an assault on the rights of rural workers, say activists
Budget 2023-24: ‘Blood bath’ of MGNREGA as welfare scheme sees lowest allocation in last 2 years
Experts claim the reduced budget allocation to Rs 60,000 crore will not provide any employment to the economically vulnerable population
Bengal MGNREGA workers lost up to Rs 6,046 crore in wages during April-December 2022
A study estimates that workers have lost income by 83%, compelling them to borrow money for survival
MGNREGA graft: Social audit finds irregularities worth Rs 54 lakh in Rajasthan
Corruption was unearthed in 2022 after the workers from Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan in Barmer reported the issue to the Rajasthan government
Culture of random, centralised monitoring is killing the spirit of MGNREGA
We do not need systems that alienate people from work and give further control to bureaucracy and frontline functionaries who are responsible for …
Protestors clash with cops outside Punjab CM’s house over MGNREGA, commons land
Bhagwant Mann was away in Gujarat, campaigning for the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the state legislative assembly elections
COVID-19 lockdown meant no MGNREGA work for 39% job card holders
Over 2,000 households surveyed across four states; Massive expansion of work scheme needed to meet demand, finds study
Graft claims in MGNREGA squeezing poor workers, millions unpaid for months
Zero funds to Bengal, Lakshadweep this year, Centre admits in Parliament; activists ask to use pre-existing mechanisms to handle graft
Unpaid for months, MGNREGA workers protest in national capital
3-day demonstation by workers from across the country; Demand for more funds allocation to employment programme
Rural distress: Demand for MGNREGA work sees spike again
This points to rural distress despite absence of COVID-19 restrictions on economic activities for past few months
MGNREGA: Rs 1,281 crore in pending wages; minister says enough funds
Union Ministry of Rural Development has, however, sought additional resources for the scheme
MGNREGA never intended to pay workers based on caste: Jean Drèze
Economist and honorary professor at the Delhi School of Economics, Jean Drèze speaks to Down To Earth
Wages of fear: How did COVID-19 geographic shift affect MGNREGA implementation?
The understanding should be part of India’s contingency plan to support rural livelihoods in the event of a third wave of the pandemic
Will MGNREGA help again? Rs 1,387 crore pending in wages
Migrant workers are returning to their home states again as COVID-19 pandemic lashes out brutally at several urban centres
Nuapada loved MGNREGA amid COVID-19 lockdown; what happened next?
Villagers who benefitted earlier shy away from jobs progamme as unpaid dues pile up since October 2020
MGNREGA: 15 years of moving from crisis to solutions
How the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme been used by India