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June unemployment rate eases to 10.99%, in sync with weekly trend

The visible fall in June numbers was due to the unlocking process, farm activities and better allocation of NREGS, among others

2 min read3 Jul 2020
Opinion

Opinion | A faulty service delivery system could thwart any rural stimulus

Most of our major schemes aimed at improving lives in rural India suffer from government apathy

3 min read2 Jan 2020
Industry

Drought, credit woes behind farm distress in Maharashtra, says study

Survey finds wide gap between rich and dirt-poor areas of the state and under-reporting of farm suicidesRural poverty is not restricted to Vidarbha. The study shows extreme poverty in western Maharashtra

3 min read21 Feb 2019
Opinion

Balancing the costs and benefits of Aadhaar

The fundamental problem for service delivery in India is not Aadhaar or no Aadhaar, but the lack of systematic focus on the beneficiary experience

5 min read6 Mar 2018
Politics

Govt 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 2017
Politics

Govt to review major schemes next month

Performance audit comes as govt readies its medium-term expenditure framework statement in the monsoon session

1 min read25 Jun 2013
Politics

UPA does a flip-flop, bats for labour unions

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signals shift, dwells on need to improve employment conditions

4 min read17 May 2013
Videos

Video | From the Newsroom: Minimum wage to be fixed in all states

The central government is set to make the national level minimum wage of ₹115 per day mandatory in all states. Mint’s Prashant Nanda and Remya Nair discuss

1 min read27 Sep 2012
Politics

`115 per day minimum wage to be made mandatory in all states

Labour ministry calls a state labour ministers' meet today for a final round of consultations before moving cabinet

3 min read27 Sep 2012
Politics

NREGS must match states’ wages: SC

NREGS must match states’ wages: SC

1 min read23 Jan 2012
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