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APCC chief launches 'Upaadi Haami Parirakshana Yatra' on 20th anniversary
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
During the event, Sharmila Reddy addressed the villagers and MNREGA workers, where she highlighted how Upaadi Haami, as MNREGA is popularly known in Andhra Pradesh, empowered rural households by guaranteeing dignified work and timely wages.
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"BJP killed MGNREGA scheme which helped rural development:" DK Shivakumar
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday slammed the BJP for allegedly killing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, which guaranteed 100 days of unskilled wage work per financial year to rural households, to enhance livelihood securi
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President Droupadi Murmu gives assent to Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozga
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Act enhances the statutory wage employment guarantee to 125 days per financial year for rural households. It seeks to advance empowerment, inclusive growth, convergence of development initiatives and saturation-based delivery, thereby strengthening the foundation for a prosperous, res
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"Two decades of progress overturned without consultation:" Jairam Ramesh o
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sharing details from an anthology report on MGNREGA, Ramesh recalled the outcomes of the landmark law enacted on September 5, 2005, which provides rural households a legal right to 100 days of wage employment to enhance livelihood security. He referred to the MGNREGA Sameeksha Report (201
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Lok Sabha to take up nuclear energy, rural employment bills; multiple comm
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The legislative business includes the introduction of two key bills: The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025, and The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025. The latter bill aims to provide a sta
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MGNREGA to be reframed as Viksit Bharat G RAM G bill, guarantees 125 days
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Centre will introduce the Bill in the Lok Sabh, which, if passed, will reframe MGNREGA to transform rural development and provide statutory wage-employment guarantees to rural households.
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80% of Indian rural households consistently report higher consumption over
Updated : 3 months ago IST
About 80 per cent of rural Indian households have consistently reported higher consumption over the last year, NABARD's Rural Economic Conditions and Sentiments Survey (RECSS) found, asserting the survey outcome as a hallmark of rising prosperity.
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Centre tightens screws on states over lapses in Jal Jeevan Mission
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has come under intense scrutiny as 287 central nodal officers, appointed at the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, carried out extensive ground verification of mega and single-village water supply projects across nearly 473 villages, covering schemes w
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RBI survey shows urban and rural consumer confidence edges up in September
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Consumer confidence among both urban and rural households showed a slight improvement in September 2025, according to the Reserve Bank of India's latest report. The findings are based on two separate surveys: one covering 19 major cities and another covering rural and semi-urban areas nation
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Lower GST rates will ease tax burdens and empower MSMEs: FICCI CASCADE
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
GST 2.0 is set to almost triple the share of items taxed at 5 per cent, rising from 54 consumption categories under GST 1.0 to 149 categories under GST 2.0, as per a recent study by FICCI CASCADE. For rural households, the share of exempt and merit goods in their consumption basket will rise
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa floods destroy thousands of acres of crops, threaten li
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the 'Rapid Needs Assessment' report prepared by UN-OCHA and cited by Dawn, Buner recorded the largest losses with 1,157 acres affected, followed by Swat with 853 acres, Shangla with 559 acres, and Swabi with 330 acres.
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Tripura achieves 95 per cent target of Lakhpati Didis: CM Manik Saha
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
He said that agriculture remains the backbone of the country and its economy, as well as the lifeline of rural households.
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