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'First announce, then think': Congress's Jairam Ramesh says Centre rushed
Updated : 4 days, 14 hours ago IST
Sharing a newspaper article on X, Ramesh alleged that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had rushed through legislation in Parliament to replace the previous rural employment scheme without adequate consultations.
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Bamboo industry needs cooperative push to transform rural economy: Suresh
Updated : 4 days, 16 hours ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 9: Former Union minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday said the bamboo sector has immense potential to transform India's rural economy but requires strong institutional support and integration with the cooperative movement to unlock its full potential.
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Centre strengthens rural livelihood schemes, increases guaranteed employme
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Addressing the programme, Kamlesh Paswan said the Central government has initiated key reforms in rural employment schemes under the "Vikasit Bharat" initiative to strengthen transparency and increase guaranteed employment, ensuring greater benefits for rural workers.
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Final days of BJP nearing: Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka DK Shivakumar on Monday claimed that the BJP is nearing its final days. Speaking at the MGNREGA Bachao convention at Chikkaballapura, he stated that like the lamp which burns bright before dying, the BJP is nearing its end as it is planning to finish the
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"16.12 crore people lost their jobs:" Karnataka CM Siddaramiah at 'MGNREGA
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Addressing the "MGNREGA Bachao" protest in Chikkaballapur, the Chief Minister emphasised that the scheme had earlier guaranteed 100 days of wage employment to rural labourers and supported the operations of Gram Panchayats.
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"In MGNREGA, wages were not paid on time...": Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Pr
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Tuesday said that the Congress should compare the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to the VB-G-RAM-G Bill, underlining that wages were not paid timely in MGNREGA; however, there is a provision of timely wage dist
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'Workers to protest govt policies at UP Assembly today': State Congress Pr
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Tuesday said that the Congress party workers will lay a siege to the State Assembly to raise issues such as the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and market demolitions.
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Labour Force Participation Rate spikes to 55.8%, unemployment rate decline
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The overall LFPR of female aged 15 years and above showed upward trend, increased to 34.9% in October-December, 2025 from 33.7% in the previous quarter, driven by increase in female LFPR in rural areas from 37.5% in the quarter July-September, 2025 to 39.4% in October-December, 2025.
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Bhupesh Baghel calls PM Modi "fatally dangerous," demands full MGNREGA res
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he is proving to be "fatally dangerous" for the country and the "weakest and most cowardly" Prime Minister India has had, the rel
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TN: Congress stages protest against removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name from
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Congress party members in Ariyalur district staged a protest on Thursday, condemning the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA).
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Zero tariff puts farmers' future at risk, centre silent: Himachal Minister
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
He stated that if such commitments are made without extensive public consultation, parliamentary debate, or dialogue with farmers' representative bodies, it would constitute a direct betrayal of the interests of crores of Indian farmers, horticulturists, and agricultural labourers.
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Capex spike reflects government's focus on infra-led development: V Vualna
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
On rural employment, the Expenditure Secretary highlighted that the Budget has allocated Rs 95,000 crore for the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), a new wage employment scheme that will replace MGNREGA. "The allocation is based on estimates prepared at the t
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