New Delhi: The finance ministry has released ₹10,000 crore in urgent assistance to meet unexpected enhanced expenditure under the rural job guarantee scheme until the first batch of supplementary demands for grants is approved by parliament at its next session, a senior official said. The unusual move came after 95% of the FY24 budgetary outlay … Read more
New Delhi: In an unusual trend, demand for work under the government’s flagship rural job scheme grew at a fast pace in the monsoon season this fiscal year while remaining subdued in the key summer months when such demand typically stays elevated, according to the official data. This suggests erratic seasonal rains this year have … Read more
The government is unlikely to roll back a mobile app-based mandatory attendance system for workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) despite ongoing protests. “The new system will continue. There is no plan to withdraw it,” a senior official from the rural development ministry told ET. Capturing workers’ attendance through a … Read more
New Delhi: Work generated under the rural employment guarantee scheme bounced back in September after falling for three consecutive months, raising apprehensions over stability in the labour market. As per data from the website of the rural development ministry, 14.2 million households got work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme in September, … Read more
New Delhi: Work generation under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme fell sharply in April, suggesting improvement in the urban labour market and thus a dip in demand for work under the rural employment guarantee scheme. Data from the government website shows a 13.67% decline in household work generation last month at 18.5 … Read more
Demand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) saw an 11.1% dip yearon-year in April, suggesting reduced dependence on the Centre’s flagship rural jobs scheme for livelihood. Data from the MGNREGA website showed work demand from households in April stood at 23.2 million, down from 26,1 million in April 2021. … Read more