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"Gradually reduced funding for MGNREGA scheme": Congress leader Vikas Raso
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Vikar Rasool Wani on Sunday alleged that the "intention" of the BJP-led Union government was to do away with MGNREGA and questioned the funding for the rural scheme over the last three years.
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Congress sponsoring confusion over VB-G RAM G Act: BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hitting out at the Congress party over its criticism of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday said that allegations being levelled against the legislation were "completely baseless" and asserted that the new framework enhances employment guarantees, transparency a
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'Hey Ram' was Mahatma Gandhi's last utterance, MGNREGA structure not chang
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He called Rahul Gandhi's remarks inaccurate, asserting that the MGNREGA structure has not changed. He noted that the 100-day employment guarantee has been revised to 125 days and will now operate more effectively.
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"We took oath to protect MNREGA": Congress president Kharge announces 'Sav
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Congress on Saturday announced a nationwide "Save Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)" campaign beginning January 5 after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, escalating its political battle with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Centre's
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan says Congress shedding "crocodile tears" over VB-G R
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleged that the Congress leaders were shedding crocodile tears after the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was replaced with Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar
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Direct attack on livelihood of rural poor: Sachin Pilot opposes replacemen
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The scheme that was run in the name of Mahatma Gandhi, they have changed its name. They intend to phase out the scheme gradually. NREGA is a protective shield for the rural poor, providing them with financial stability. 100 days of employment was their constitutional right. They have mad
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Centre releases over Rs 723 crore for rural bodies in Rajasthan and Jharkh
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Union Government released more than Rs 723 crores as grants to help rural local bodies in Rajasthan and Jharkhand. This money was given under the Fifteenth Finance Commission to make village-level institutions stronger, according to a Ministry of Panchayati Raj press release.
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Rudra Solar Dryer Promotes Clean Energy-Based Food Processing and Sustaina
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 27: Rudra Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd., a Gujarat-based clean energy solutions company, is strengthening India's post-harvest management and rural income ecosystem through its flagship innovation, the Rudra Solar Dryer, a modern, eco-friendly solution designed
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Rajnath Singh inaugurates Shrimad Rajchandra Centre of Excellence for Wome
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday attended the 25th anniversary celebrations of Shri Rajchandra Mission in Dharmapur, where he inaugurated the Shrimad Rajchandra Centre of Excellence for Women and lauded its role in empowering rural and tribal communities in Gujarat, especially S
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"Congress to launch 'Save MNREGA' campaign from January 5": Kharge after
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, Indian National Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday announced that the party will launch a nationwide 'Save MNREGA' campaign from January 5, making the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA
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"Congress will score a century of defeats": BJP MP Anurag Thakur critises
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Commenting on the opposition's anger over the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name from the reformed version of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the BJP MP said that Congress remembered Mahatma Gandhi only in 2009 and not in the prior employment schemes. Read More
New avenues of development, employment being created in state: Uttarakhand
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chief Minister said that such fairs provide a platform for local products and offer a vibrant glimpse of folk culture. He stated that all mementoes and gifts presented by the state government are now being prepared by women from local self-help groups, thereby strengthening rural liveliho
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