Job scheme glitches flow into VB-G RAM G rollout amid federalism concerns over rules

Opposition leaders flag funding formula, biometric attendance hurdles and reduced state powers under legislation replacing ...
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Brinda Karat exposes anti-worker logic of VB-G RAM G Act, Urges Govt to continue MGNREGA

Brinda Karat, senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, has written a letter on June 29, to Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Union Minister for Rural ...
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Seasonal fall in demand for work under rural jobs scheme much sharper Jun-Oct this year

AI Quick Read New Delhi: Demand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, or MGNREGA, has dropped sharply since June, with official data showing that the number of ...
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Rural job demand falls sharply as monsoon pulls workers back to farms

New Delhi: Demand for rural jobs under India’s flagship public employment programme fell to a 10-month low in July as the onset of the monsoon season pulled millions of workers back to the fields, ...