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Tirupathur District Achieves Elite World Records by Creating 1546 Farm Pon
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28: In a monumental achievement, the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) in Tirupathur district, Tamil Nadu, has set a new world record by constructing 1546 farm ponds in just 30 days. The initiative was undertaken as a part of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
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Calcutta HC seeks report from Centre over non-release of MGNREGA funds to
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought report from the Central government over the non-release of funds allotted to the West Bengal government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
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Delhi: Andhra CM Jagan Reddy meets Nirmala Sitharaman, seeks release of pe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Thursday and urged her to release the NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme) arrears of Rs 2,500 crores due to the State besides increasing its credit limit.
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Mixed payment mode for MGNREGS wages to continue till March 31
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
For wage payment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), the Government has decided, on the request of States, to have a mixed model for payment route up to March 31.
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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, 9 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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CPM MP V Sivadasan gives suspension of business notice in RS to discuss ov
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Communist Party of India-(Marxist) MP V Sivadasan has given a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 and demanded a discussion on the reduction in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) work in July.
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Around 120 crore days of MGNREGA employment generated so far in FY23
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Around 120 crore days of employment were generated so far during the current financial year 2022-23 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, informed Parliament
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Odisha to support MGNREGS with additional 200 work days
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 20 (ANI): The Odisha Government has decided to provide additional 200 days of work over and above the guaranteed 100 days of work mandated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Act, 2005 in the 20 migration-prone Blocks of th
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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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Sonia Gandhi urges Centre to ensure proper MGNREGA budget allocation
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday urged the Central government to ensure proper budget allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) while also making payment of wages to labourers within 15 days
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