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MGNREGA demand-driven scheme, fund allocation in Budget not low: Sitharama
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Union Budget allocated Rs 60,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme for 2023-24, 18 per cent lower than the Rs 73,000 crore budget estimates for the current year 2022-23, and about 33 per cent lower than the Rs 89,000 crore revised es
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Chhattisgarh CM suggests MNREGA scheme for urban areas with less than 20,0
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday suggested that Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) should be implemented in rural areas located near cities and cities with a population of less than 20 thousand.
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Suvendu Adhikari urges PM Modi to check authenticity of Mamata's plea on c
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 15 (ANI): Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him not to listen to the pleas of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and P
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SC agrees to hear plea seeking payment of wages to MNREGA workers
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing a plea seeking directions to redress the situation of workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MNREGA) in the country claiming that their pending wages are pili
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Nirmala Sitharaman lashes out at Congress over 'remote control' jibe
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman on Friday attacked the Congress party for passing comments on the Central government's policies for being "remote-controlled", saying "this comes from a party where there is no party democracy and the policy wa
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MGNREGA outlay should be increased, support to MSMEs must be provided, say
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): FICCI Vice President Subhrakant Panda on Monday said that Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) outlay should be increased and support to MSMEs must be provided in the Union Budget.
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Centre reduced MNREGA budget from Rs 1,10,000 to Rs 73,000 crore, says LoP
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday alleged that the Central Government has been reducing the budget of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ever since it came into power.
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MGNREGA: 240 crore person-days generated in current FY so far, says Centre
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Reiterating its commitment towards proper implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, the Centre on Thursday said more than 240 crore person-days has been generated so far during the current financial ye
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Govt of India committed to release funds for wage, material payments for i
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): For the proper implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, the Government of India is committed to release funds for wage and material payments and said that during the current financial year, more than R
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Odisha CM grants Rs 352 cr special COVID-19 assistance for 32 lakh MGNREGA
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 10 (ANI): As part of the Odisha government's special COVID-19 package of Rs 1,690 crore for the poor, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday disbursed Rs 352 crore to 32 lakh workers engaged under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
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Odisha CM announces Rs 1690 crore Covid assistance package for socially we
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 18 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced a COVID package of Rs 1690.46 crore for the assistance of landless farmers, construction workers, urban poor, Tribal peoples, state food security beneficiaries, National Rural Employment Guarante
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MGNREGA gives work to people below poverty line in J-K's Dhangri
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 10 (ANI): As the three-tier Panchayat system gave powers to panchayat members to provide work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), many people below the poverty line in Dhangri block of Rajouri has been provided jo
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