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
MGNREGA uplifts villages in drought-prone Bundelkhand
Meegni and Himmatpura in Bundelkhand region have used the scheme to build check dams, water harvesting structures
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
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
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
Gandhi at 150: His tryst with food
He viewed food as an opportunity to allow free exchange of culture
Gandhi's Challenge to Modern Science
Gandhi at 150: He walked 18 kms a day and avoided using cars, rickshaws
He was ahead of his times in choosing sustainable transport for his tours and travel
News Snippets
Orchard in nowhere: How MGNREGA has helped in greening up Sabarkantha villages
The district in arid northern Gujarat has taken up orchard cultivations
Kendriya Bhandar to open outlets in more states
More than 60-year-old cooperative commits to Gandhian values to stay relevant
Monsoon deficit spikes rural job demand under MGNREGS
Job demands in some states higher than recorded in COVID-19 pandemic
As told to Parliament (December 5, 2023): 2,216 million persondays under MGNREGS generated this year
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Gandhi Jayanti 2023: How the rural Transvaal was a crucible for the Mahatma’s most cherished ideals
Tolstoy Farm fell into decay during Apartheid but is now being revived
Why MGNREGS workers sought police complaints against the PM
Non-payment of dues, insufficient funds cause for concern
CAG indicts Bihar for irregularities in rural job scheme implementation
Only 35 per cent beneficiaries got jobs; half of civil work undertaken left incomplete
Experiments in harmony with nature
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Nation of grumblers
West Bengal MGNREGS workers protest over stopping funds to scheme, non-payment of arrears
Protestors gather at chief labour commissioner office, ask for immediate action
MGNREGA: Demand for work up 74% in June
40 million rural households turn to job scheme — the highest since 2013-14
A reminder to Vasundhara Raje
Why employment has to be guaranteed through an Act, not a scheme
MGNREGA inefficiently managed, finds CAG
Government spent Rs. 1,26,961 crore but hardly 30 per cent works are completed
Demand of record 30 million jobs for MGNREGS reflects rural distress
Men outnumbered women for the 1st time in job demand
Levelled out: MGNREGA helps bring in more land under cultivation in Ranga Reddy
Having levelled the terrain, farmers for the first time take up agriculture
MGNREGA wages not paid for seven months in Amaravati
Social activists inform Bombay High Court