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MGNREGA to be replaced by Viksit Bharat rural jobs mission from July 1

MGNREGA to be replaced by Viksit Bharat rural jobs mission from July 1

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The Centre on Monday announced that the Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act will come into force across the country from July 1, replacing the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The new Act will have a fresh framework that promises 125 days of statutory wage employment to rural households, it said. The Centre said the allocation of Rs 95,692.31 crore for 2026-27 is the highest-ever Budget Estimate allocation for a rural employment programme. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Cong stages dharna against ‘weakening’ of MGNREGA

Cong stages dharna against ‘weakening’ of MGNREGA

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The Chandigarh Congress on Sunday staged a dharna at Labour Chowk in Sector 44 to protest against the Union government, alleging that it has weakened the Congress party’s flagship welfare scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, and removed the name of Mahatma Gandhi from the programme. Congress activists, residents from rural areas of Chandigarh and members of the labour workforce participated in the protest. The demonstration was led by Chandigarh Congress president HS Lucky (HT File) The demonstration was led by Chandigarh Congress president HS Lucky. Prominent leaders in attendance included Indian Youth Congress secretary Ijaz Chaudhary, Chandigarh municipal corporation senior deputy mayor Jasbir Bunti, deputy mayor Taruna Mehta, councillor Sachin Galav, and Chandigarh Youth Congress president Deepak Lubana. Addressing the gathering, Lucky said that MGNREGA is a rights-based, demand-driven programme that has played a crucial role in empowering rural India by guaranteeing 100 days of employment to households. He explained that under its original framework, the government was legally obligated to provide employment whenever work was requested by individuals, village …

Siddaramaiah to attend CWC meeting in Delhi

Siddaramaiah to attend CWC meeting in Delhi

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Chief minister Siddaramaiah arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend a Congress Working Committee meeting scheduled for December 27 at Indira Bhavan. The meeting comes amid the ongoing speculation on a change in the state’s top leadership. (PTI) The meeting will bring together chief ministers from the 3 states currently governed by the Congress. Siddaramaiah will be joined by Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy and Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu. The Karnataka delegation will also include CWC members B K Hariprasad, Nasir Hussain, and Veerappa Moily. The agenda, according to party officials, includes a review of the recent elections in 5 states, discussions on allegations of vote theft, the National Herald case, and the Congress’s move to oppose the Centre over the move to overhaul the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Siddaramaiah’s presence in Delhi comes after earlier uncertainty over whether he had been invited to the meeting. Even as the chief minister joined national leaders in Delhi, the State Backward Classes Awareness Forum announced plans to hold …

MGNREGA No More? Govt Plans New Rural Job Scheme Bill With Greater Onus On States | India News

MGNREGA No More? Govt Plans New Rural Job Scheme Bill With Greater Onus On States | India News

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Last Updated:December 15, 2025, 12:36 IST The funding pattern will be 60% Centre & 40% state as against the current norm of full Central liability of labour cost & 75% liability on material cost under the rural job scheme MGNREGA is a demand-driven wage employment scheme and fund release is a continuous process, as per official records. (PTI) The government is set to introduce a Bill in Parliament to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which provides a legal guarantee of 100 days of wage employment to rural households every year. The Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB—G RAM G (विकवित भारत—जी राम जी) Bill, 2025, will shift the payment burden on to states. The funding pattern will be 60 per cent Centre and 40 per cent state as against the current norm of full Central liability of labour cost and 75 per cent liability on material cost under the rural job programme. Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. First Published: December …

Minor girl falls into water pit and dies in Tirupati district

Minor girl falls into water pit and dies in Tirupati district

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A minor girl died after falling into a water pit at Lakshmipuram village of Varadaiahpalem mandal of Tirupati district on Friday. The pit was dug under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA). Born to daily wage earners, the girl (16) was studying her first-year vocational course at a private college in Gudur. When she came home for the holidays, she went around to clean the buffaloes in the nearby fields on Thursday evening, when she slipped into the pit. She raised an alarm as she could not swim, but eventually drowned. As part of their frantic search for their daughter, the parents found her body in the pit on Friday morning. Satyavedu MLA Koneti Adimulam visited the bereaved family and promised all support from the government. Published – April 18, 2025 07:28 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Nirmala Sitharaman, TMC MP spar over central funds | Latest News India

Nirmala Sitharaman, TMC MP spar over central funds | Latest News India

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BySnehashish Roy, New Delhi Dec 18, 2024 01:41 AM IST Sitharaman said funds were redirected to party workers instead of reaching beneficiaries, adding that misappropriation was confirmed during an investigation. The Lok Sabha witnessed a brief confrontation between Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay during he discussion on the first batch of supplementary demands for grants over the alleged withholding of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of the Parliament on Tuesday. (ANI PHOTO) “As long as you will do this (withhold central funds), your purpose to establish your party’s influence in the state will never happen,” the TMC member said. In response, Sitharaman said that the funds were being redirected to party workers instead of reaching the intended beneficiaries, adding that misappropriation had been confirmed during an investigation. “We are allowing you to fix it and yet you are resorting to political rhetoric.” The …

18 States yet to receive ₹4,700 crore in MGNREGS wages from Union government

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Villagers work at site under MNREGA scheme. Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI   It has been a year since funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) were withheld for West Bengal, owing to the alleged widespread violations by the State government in the implementation of the scheme. The latest figures however, show that the Centre’s dues to many other States are also significantly high, with just three months to go for the financial year to end. The Centre, as on December 14 owes ₹4,700 crore of wages to 18 states and ₹5,450 crore worth material costs to 19 States. Out of the ₹4,700 crore worth wages , ₹2,748 crore liability is only for West Bengal. Even if the sum is set aside, nearly ₹2,000 crore of wages, as on December 14 has not been paid to 17 States. The list includes Nagaland with just 4.32 lakh job cards, the wage due of the Centre is ₹192 crore. The notified wage for Nagaland is ₹216 per day …