The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in a report on works under the central Mahatma Gandhi National Rural ...

Mumbai: Nearly Rs 14,000 crore spent under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in six ...

Government cites Gandhi ideals and stronger finances, while Opposition questions removal of Mahatma name and shift in funding ...

Telangana fears labour migration as Deputy CM criticises the new VB-G-RAM-G scheme replacing MGNREGA in the 2026-27 budget.

NEW DELHI, Dec 15 (Reuters) - India has presented legislation to expand a 20-year-old rural employment scheme by boosting the number of guaranteed workdays but opposition leaders challenged plans to ...

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government of weakening the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment ...

Patna: Union minister of state for youth affairs and sports Raksha Khadse on Sunday praised the Bihar govt’s initiative to ...

A parliamentary panel has expressed concern regarding the 2026-27 fiscal allocation for the Department of Rural Development. Although funding has increased by 21%, the focus is on the new VB-GRAMG ...

Delays in planning, weak monitoring, incomplete works, and limited livelihood impact raise concerns over effectiveness of rural employment guarantee scheme ...

Lucknow: In a clear indication of a consistent and sharp decline in the dependency of the rural poor on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGS) in UP, the number of ...

The sharp drop in demand for the rural jobs scheme suggests a significant change in labour patterns. Experts believe better ...