The use of technology is nullifying MGNREGA’s objective of stopping distress migration: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

The use of technology is nullifying MGNREGA’s objective of stopping distress migration: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh in New Delhi on Sunday.  | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma One of the basic objectives of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) was to minimise distress migration but excessive reliance on technology was reversing the trend, Congress general secretary and former Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said. He … Read more

Central team visits villages in West Bengal

Central team visits villages in West Bengal

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. File | Photo Credit: PTI “A Central team looking into allegations of irregularities in the allotment of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) on January 6 visited various villages in West Bengal’s Malda district,” officials said. The team led by Deputy Secretary Shakti Kanti Singh of the Union Rural … Read more