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After halt in MGNREGS work, ‘ghost colonies’ emerge across West Bengal as villages empty in search of employment
Lack of work opportunities see rural residents permanently migrate with families
Absence of MGNREGS work take a toll on festivities, medical care and nutrition intake in rural West Bengal
Villagers report grappling to make ends meet due to loss of guaranteed employment
From job card holders to migrants: Former MGNREGS workers in West Bengal lament loss of identity and dignity
Workers now falling back into trap of migration with no fixed jobs, income
MGNREGA uplifts villages in drought-prone Bundelkhand
Meegni and Himmatpura in Bundelkhand region have used the scheme to build check dams, water harvesting structures
In rural West Bengal, debts mount and socioeconomic fabric collapses in absence of MGNREGS
Local economy hangs by a thread as residents desperately demand revival of the rural employment scheme