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Farmers in Shimla's Kupvi cultivate millets under MGNREGA initiative
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Authorities in Kupvi subdivision of Chopal Tehsil in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, are drawing farmers' attention to the benefits of growing millets through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). This initiative highlights the nutritional benefits of mille
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Pratapgarh District in Uttar Pradesh Sets Elite World Record by establishi
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh [India], July 16: District Rural Development Department, Pratapgarh District, Government of Uttar Pradesh, has achieved a historic milestone by setting a world record for establishing 2,017 farm ponds for farmers across 17 blocks of the district, which consist of 1,148 village
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India's June rainfall down 11%: Bank of Baroda report highlights monsoon d
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
India received 11 per cent less rainfall in June due to a delay in monsoon momentum for the North West and Central regions of the country, highlighted a report by 'Bank of Baroda'.
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"Unemployment, stagnant wages defining features of Modi govt's 10 years":
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Terming the decade-old BJP rule as "Dus Saal Anyay Kaal", the Congress MP said that government data on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) demand shows that rural India is still reeling from economic distress, as a result of government's "economic mismanagemen
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Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi: 'Release MGNREGS funds for West Bengal, ma
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the alleged non-release of central funds for workers in West Bengal under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), urging the central government to facilitate the release of the fun
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"MGNREGA workers haven't received dues during last 2 yrs," alleges Rahul G
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Friday that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act workers have not received their "dues" for the last two years.
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Have written to PM asking for time to meet him: Mamata on stoppage of MGNR
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday that she has requested time to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) funds disbursal when she will be visiting Delhi from December 18 to 20.
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TMC protest against Centre for 'withholding MGNREGA funds' enters third da
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Raj Bhavan protest staged by Trinamool Congress (TMC) against the Central government alleging a delay in fund allocation under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and other social security schemes for West Bengal entered the third day on Saturday in Kolkata.
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Demand for MGNREGA increased in rural India: Congress president Kharge
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the economic crisis in the rural parts of the country has increased the demand for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employ
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Tirupathur District Achieves Elite World Records by Creating 1546 Farm Pon
Updated : 2 years, 6 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, 9 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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J-K: Traditional art of 'Calico printing' is being revived in Samba
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Self-help groups of the Rural Employment Livelihood Mission and the work under the UMEED program of the Department of Handicrafts have played a major role in preserving, reviving and promoting the art of printing in Samba. It is what is done on clothes.
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