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MGNREGA allocation not slashed, clarifies Finance Secretary
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The government has not slashed the allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme, Finance Secretary TV Somanathan told ANI on Wednesday, rubbishing media reports.
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MGNREGA outlay should be increased, support to MSMEs must be provided, say
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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, 3 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, 3 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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TN CM writes to PM Modi on issue of delay in payment of MGNREGA wages
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of delay in payment of MGNREGA wages and requested him to release funds immediately.
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Govt of India committed to release funds for wage, material payments for i
Updated : 4 years, 4 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, 8 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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Officials in Karnataka's Yadgir undertake COVID-19 vaccination at farms, w
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Yadgir (Karnataka) [India], July 1 (ANI): In its fight against the COVID-19 and to get more and more people vaccinated, the District Health Officer of Yadgir district of Karnataka have collected details of people registered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
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Odisha CM announces Rs 1690 crore Covid assistance package for socially we
Updated : 4 years, 9 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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Rural demand to remain muted due to Covid 2.0: Ind-Ra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has said that Covid 2.0's impact on the economy in the current financial year will be felt more through loss of demand impulse than supply-side disruptions.
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Karnataka govt allows MNREGA works during lockdown
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 13 (ANI): The Karnataka government on Wednesday issued revised lockdown guidelines and allowed work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) scheme.
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Manipur Panchayat Parishad members protest for release of MGNREGS fund
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], April 22 (ANI): In violation of the government order that prohibits large gathering in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Manipur Panchayat Parishad functionaries continued to hold sit-in protest on Wednesday and rally in large numbers without maintaining COVID-19 SO
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