In Kalakote sub-division of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, one of the most remote hilly regions, basic facilities are now steadily reaching the far-flung area under various centrally sponsored schemes.
Addressing the media at the party's central office in Tadepalli, YSRCP Panchayat Raj Wing State President Vennapusa Ravindra Reddy said the government has kept Rs 381 crore worth of wages pending since July 27, leaving lakhs of rural labourers without income for nearly six months. "This i
YSRCP President and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday directed the party's MPs to strongly raise the most pressing public issues of the state during the Parliament winter session beginning today.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday launched the registration of MGNREGA workers under the Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
Outlining five primary demands of India's labour force, Ramesh asked whether the new codes ensure a national minimum wage of ₹400 per day, including for workers under MGNREGA, which he said is crucial for establishing a basic livelihood standard.
In a post on X, LG Sinha said, "I'm grateful to PM Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan for increasing the number of person-days provided under MGNREGA to 150 days for J&K to enhance livelihood security in rural areas affected by natural calamity
According to the Uttarakhand CMO, at least 5 to 6 lakh workers must be registered under the board within the next three months. He emphasised that welfare schemes for labourers can only be truly effective when the maximum number of workers directly benefit from them.
The Congress MP was addressing a press conference in the national capital, where he stated that the UPA government brought several other revolutionary legislations apart from the RTI bill during the 2004 and 2014 periods.
While citing a media article from an English daily, the Congress MP claimed that the MGNREGA scheme's purpose was to provide poor rural families with guaranteed work and build villages, including roads, houses, ponds, and schools.
The Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) planning exercises were successfully completed in Jammu and Kashmir's Doongi and Kalakote blocks on Thursday through Gram Sabha meetings. The plans, having been approved at the local level, will
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday visited the flood-affected border village of Badyal Brahmana in R S Pura sector, where he assured that the Centre will extend all possible support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.