The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, also known as the NREGA scheme) is a demand-driven wage employment programme, offering job security to rural households in India. The scheme guarantees … READ FULL STORY
The government of India passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, or NREGA, in September 2005. The government’s flagship rural employment scheme – National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) – provides the guarantee … READ FULL STORY
December 20, 2023: Over 2.51 crore houses have been completed till December 14, 2023, under the government’s the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), Parliament was informed on December 19. Out of the overall mandated target … READ FULL STORY
December 20, 2023:Â Currently, 59.28% of the person days have been generated by women beneficiaries under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS), Parliament has been informed. The Mahatma Gandhi NREGS … READ FULL STORY
There are a total of 14.37 crore active beneficiaries under the government’s employment guarantee scheme, NREGA, government data show. A beneficiary who has worked during the last three financial years is called an active … READ FULL STORY
October 23, 2023:Â Rural development and panchayati raj minister Giriraj Singh has said that there is no deficit of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Under the scheme, the Centre … READ FULL STORY
October 6, 2023:Â The government has so far released nearly Rs 56,106 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the ongoing financial year (FY24), official data show. The Budget estimate … READ FULL STORY
August 25, 2023: The government has made Aadhaar-based payment system (ABPS) mandatory to pay wages to workers enrolled under its flagship National Employment Guarantee Scheme Act (NREGA), say media reports, citing highly placed sources. … READ FULL STORY
In a move aimed at ensuring both the quality and quantity of work and its delivery, the government plans to use drones to monitor NREGA (National Employment Guarantee Scheme Act) work sites. The rural … READ FULL STORY
August 2, 2023:Â No worker under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) was denied wage payment due to the Aadhaar-based payment system (ABPS), the ministry of rural development said today. “To ensure … READ FULL STORY
July 27, 2023:Â In the financial year 2022-23 (FY23), states in India removed names of over 5.18 crore registered workers from the National Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA). The number of deletions during the last fiscal … READ FULL STORY
June 7, 2023:Â The Calcutta High Court (HC) on June 6, 2023, sought reports from the Centre over non-release of funds to West Bengal under the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA). Giving the … READ FULL STORY
In May 2023, about 88 % of the wage payments under the NREGA scheme were made through the Aadhaar-Based Payment Bridge system (ABPS), the ministry of rural development said in a statement on June … READ FULL STORY
