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J&K administration releases Rs 183 Cr to MNREGA workers
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 10 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration released a sum of Rs. 183 crore to benefit the poor households under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA).
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Punjab CM seeks financial assistance from Centre to clear pending MGNREGA
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Amid the coronavirus lockdown, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sought financial assistance from the Central government to clear all pending liabilities under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) sche
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Govt hikes MGNREGA wages to help poor tide over lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a wage increase under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) amid the lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis in the country.
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Union govt to offer training to MNAREGA workers
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 16 (ANI): Union government is all set to provide training to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) workers to upgrade their skills and equip them for better employment opportunities.
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MGNREGA should not continue forever: Tomar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said that MGNREGA should not continue forever as it was a scheme aimed at the poor and the target should be removing poverty from the country.
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We've cleared almost all pending payments under MGNREGA in C'garh: TS Sing
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 15 (ANI): Health Minister T S Singh Deo on Monday said the incumbent Congress government in Chhattisgarh had cleared out almost all the payment pending under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state.
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Centre has not released MGNREGA, NDRF amount for Karnataka, says Kumaraswa
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], June 27 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday said that the Central government has still not released Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) amount of about Rs 2,000 crore. Kumaraswamy also said that the National
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Will increase minimum days from 100 to 150 under MNREGA: Priyanka Gandhi V
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Siddharthnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): The minimum days of guaranteed employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) will be increased to 150 days from 100, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Friday.
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PM Modi ridiculed MNREGA but had no courage to close it: Sachin Pilot
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Tehri (Uttarakhand) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that he ridiculed Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), but did not have the courage to close the scheme in the l
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Karnataka CM meets PM Modi, seeks release of funds
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and appealed for release of pending funds under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for drought rel
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NITI Aayog: CMs ask to maintain 'asset creation' spirit of MGNREGA
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The first meeting of the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on coordination between the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and Agriculture was held at NITI Aayog on Thursday.
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Family carries body of farmer on cot for postmortem in Tikamgarh
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) [India] Dec 29 (ANI): In yet another inhumane incident, people had to carry the body of a farmer on a cot up to two kilometers for postmortem as the administration did not provide an ambulance.
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