DTE Coverage: How halt in MGNREGA work affected rural Bengal

Many working-age men have been forced to migrate in search of work, leaving women, children & the elderly behind in ‘ghost villages’

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

Unable to get food, Adivasi tea worker in north Bengal estate dies of starvation

Fact-finding team formed by independent labour organisations reveals the worker and his wife had no access to food under the public …

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    

West Bengal farmers shift from wheat to lucrative banana, lentils and maize cultivation

Cultivation area of maize has increased eightfold and tripled for pulses in last decade

Calcutta High Court directs state, central governments to pay pending wages to MGNREGA workers

Central government owes West Bengal Rs 2,764 crore in wages for MGNREGA workers

Cyclone Mocha may bring storm surge to Myanmar

Pressure system in Bay of Bengal may develop into a cyclonic storm by May 10 morning 

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

East of the Bay? Mocha may change course towards Myanmar, according to predictions

Experts claim the movement of cyclone may strengthen monsoon conditions

Survey highlights severe nutrition deficiencies in West Bengal tea workers

Study carried out following death of a tea worker due to starvation

गेहूं के बजाय केले, दाल और मक्के की खेती का रुख कर रहे हैं पश्चिम बंगाल के किसान

पिछले दशक में मक्के की खेती का क्षेत्रफल आठ गुना और दालों की खेती का क्षेत्रफल तीन गुना बढ़ गया है

MGNREGA: Less than a million people got 100 days of work in first 7 months of this financial year

Least number of people got 100 days of work under MGNREGA in 5 years

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 

मनरेगा के बंद होने से रोजगार की तलाश में खाली हो रहे पश्चिम बंगाल के ‘भुतहा’ गांव

रोजगार के अवसरों में कमी के चलते पश्चिम बंगाल के ग्रामीण परिवार स्थाई तौर पर अपने घरों को छोड़ पलायन करने को मजबूर हैं

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 

नहीं मिला भोजन, भूख से आदिवासी चाय बागान मजदूर की मौत

स्वतंत्र मजदूर संगठनों की तरफ से गठित फैक्ट-फाइंडिंग टीम ने अपनी जांच में पाया कि उक्त आदिवासी चाय बागान मजदूर और उनकी पत्नी को ...

Centre identifies 62 new elephant corridors; total now 150

East central region has the most corridors at 52; among states, West Bengal tops list at 26 corridors

Labour union raises concerns over housing scheme for Bengal tea workers

Pashchim Banga Cha Majoor Samiti Study presents analytical report based on RTI, workers’ replies; shows scheme will reduce income, …

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

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

केंद्र ने की 62 नए हाथी गलियारों की पहचान, देश में अब तक 150 की हो चुकी है पुष्टि

देश के पूर्वी मध्य क्षेत्र में सबसे ज्यादा 52 गलियारे हैं। वहीं राज्यों के लिहाज से पश्चिम बंगाल में इनकी संख्या सबसे ज्यादा 26 ...

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

Lack of MGNREGS work driving migration in rural West Bengal

Most men, teenage boys left their family behind to find work in other cities after Centre freezed funds to the rural employment scheme …

Stark difference: MGNREGS demand in West Bengal plummets on paper, but villagers say desperate for work

Work demand dropped to 2.4 million in 2022-23 from 13.2 million 2020-21