Rural jobs guarantee scheme

Women break new ground in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

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Women break new ground in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Women work at a Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme project site at Umachagi village in Hubballi taluk, Karnataka. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The proportion of women workers participating in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has touched a ten-year high in the ongoing financial year. According to the … Read more

Government forms panel to look into MGNREGA’s efficacy

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Government forms panel to look into MGNREGA’s efficacy

Over 15 crore active workers are presently enrolled in the rural job guarantee scheme. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Central government has constituted a committee to review the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, especially to assess the programme’s efficacy as a poverty alleviation tool. The committee, … Read more