TRS seeks linking of NREGA with agriculture
The ruling TRS in Telangana on Friday passed a resolution at its plenary meeting here urging the Centre to link the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) with agriculture.
Apr 21, 2017, 16:14 PM IST
MNREGA works to be assessed by army of 8,000 social auditors
Under criticism for long due to poor state of monitoring and evaluation of works carried out under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the present government is planning to carry out the auditing work by installing an army of about 8,000 social auditors
May 07, 2016, 08:42 AM IST
Modi govt not doing enough for farmers: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said India is essentially an agrarian economy, but the present government was not doing enough for the farmers.
Jan 16, 2016, 13:40 PM IST
NREGA spiked rural wages only 10%, rest is from MSPs: Rajan
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has dismissed the notion that the rural employment guarantee programme is behind the massive spurt in wages in rural areas.
Aug 17, 2014, 18:53 PM IST
Punjab govt to audit accounts of 450 panchayats
The Punjab government has ordered audit of accounts of 450 village panchayats following complaints in the implementation of MNREGA scheme there.
Jun 19, 2014, 20:09 PM IST