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PM to launch tomorrow mega rural jobs scheme for migrants
The drive will focus on 116 districts in six states, together accounting for over 6.7 mn migrant workersThe scheme will cover almost two-thirds of migrants who have returned home
2 min read19 Jun 2020A jobs scheme to improve public health
Like the US' Depression-era public works programme, MGNREGA labour could help eliminate diseases
4 min read31 Aug 2017Govt geo-tags 10 million assets built under NREGS scheme
Ministry of rural development, Isro's National Remote Sensing Centre geo-tagged assets and listed them in bid to silence criticism that the jobs scheme does not produce durable assets
2 min read21 Apr 2017Two years in, it’s a glass half full for NDA
The NDA's success in containing the threat of inflation, but its inability to find a permanent solution, captures its tenure in office: a good start, but still a distance to go
3 min read23 May 2016Rural jobs scheme fails in Marathwada
Just 6,744 MGNREGS projects under way in the drought-hit region; 110,000 more available but not implemented
4 min read2 May 2016SC reserves verdict on PIL seeking adequate relief for drought-hit regions
Additional solicitor general defends the govt's stand that adequate steps have been taken to tackle drought saying this is not a case of dereliction of duty by the govt or corruption involved
2 min read26 Apr 2016Rs7,329 crore released for MGNREGS for 2016-17, govt tells Supreme Court
The Union government told the Supreme Court it has also disbursed Rs12,230 crore to states to clear MGNREGS wage arrears from 2015-16
2 min read20 Apr 2016Centre releases Rs12,230 crore to states for MGNREGS
The Union rural development minister said the fund released will take care of the pending wage liability under MGNREGS for 2015-16 and will help to run the programme during 2016-17
2 min read9 Apr 2016The economics of the MGNREGS
Academic assessment of the scheme appears far more favourable than evident from the public discourse
10 min read7 Feb 2016MGNREGA, a cash transfer scheme?
Is it the largest employment generation effort of its kind anywhere in the worldor the largest direct cash transfer mechanism?
3 min read18 Mar 2013Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared