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A long downtrend observed in the proportion of job-holders among Indian women should worry us. But simply raising the minimum age of female marriage won't solve the problem

The April-July period typically sees 25% greater work execution (in terms of person-days) under the scheme compared with the rest of the fiscal, thereby aiding rural income, the Crisil report said

Increased government spending on the rural jobs programme has also aided returnee migrantsThe urban job loss rate fell nearly 2 percentage points to 11.19% in the week ended 21 June over the previous week

Rajasthan government has issued job cards under MGNREGA to the migrant labourers who returned home during the lockdown, says Ashok Gehlot

Experts argue that linking dropout rate and child labour to MGNREGA is bit of a stretchIndia currently has near universal access and enrollment in elementary schools courtesy two of its flagship schemes – the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Mid-Day-Meal

Public programs like MGNREGA are less successful in raising wages in regions characterized by historical inequality, finds new study

Wages under the programme have been kept low, which has resulted in fewer workers opting for it

According to a government statement issued on Tuesday, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme or MGNREGS as it is known, had provided nearly 235 crore person days each year in the last three years.

As India approaches a series of polls, the quality of data will assume prime place in campaign debates