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Govt hikes MGNREGA wages to help poor tide over lockdown
Updated : 6 years 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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Tripura CM launches drive to build 127 km village roads in 72 hours
Updated : 6 years ago IST
West Tripura (Tripura) [India], Mar 8 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday launched a drive for construction of 127 km brick soling village roads in just 72 hours in a single district of the state.
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Sitharaman holds pre-Budget talks with leaders of trade unions, labour org
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday held her fifth pre-Budget consultations with representatives of various trade unions and labour organisations.
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Punjab: Five officials face dismissal in Rs 2.59 cr MGNREGA embezzlement c
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa on Wednesday ordered immediate dismissal of five officials for their involvement in Rs 2.59 crore MGNREGA embezzlement case besides directing to file the police case against
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Delhi: CM Patnaik reviews Central Fund release and Implementation of '5T'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday reviewed the Central Fund release position under Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) here and the implementation of '5T' framework of the state government here.
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Modi ended all schemes aimed to benefit poor: Rahul
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Wardha (Maharashtra) [India], October 15 (ANI): Launching an attack on Centre over the prevailing economic situation in the country, Congress Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Centre of weakening government schemes aimed at alleviating poverty.
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Left parties demand farm loan waiver, unemployment allowance
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], September 20 (ANI): The Left parties on Friday slammed the management of the economy by the Modi government and demanded unemployment allowance for youth, minimum wage of Rs 18000 per month, increase in MGNREGA allocations and one-time loan waiver for farmers.
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Union govt to offer training to MNAREGA workers
Updated : 6 years, 6 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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LS members raise farmers' problems, ways to increase farm income
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): Members in Lok Sabha on Tuesday raised problems related to agriculture including delay in procurement of produce, rise in the cost of inputs, late payment of crop insurance and adversities of weather and sought steps to increase the income of farmers.
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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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Employment under MGNREGS increased by 76.11% in 2018-19
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar apprised the Lok Sabha with employment figures under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
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