Ashok Gehlot holds meeting over MGNREGA, rural road projects
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said construction labourer card should be issued to such people who have completed 90 days of work under the MGNREGA scheme. This will provide facilities of various social security schemes, including accident insurance and health treatment, Gehlot said in a statement. He instructed the officials that implementation […]
Rajasthan revises wages under MGNREGA
NEW DELHI: Wages and working hours for workers under the Centre’s flagship scheme MGNREGA have been revised in Rajasthan. Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said unskilled workers will be paid Rs 220 per day against the earlier Rs 199 per day. Skilled and semi-skilled workers will be given Rs 235 per day. Earlier, they were […]
India allocates Rs 60,000 crore for MGNREGA in Interim Budget 2019
NEW DELHI: The government of India on Friday proposed to allocate Rs 60,000 crore for rural employment scheme under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for the year 2019-20. The amount allocated for 2019-20 is 11 per cent higher compared to Rs 55,000 crore allocated for the year 2018-19. The revised estimate […]
MGNREGA gets additional Rs 6,000 crore, highest ever total allocation in a fiscal
NEW DELHI: The government of India Tuesday said it has made an additional allocation of over Rs 6,000 crore to rural employment scheme MGNREGA, taking the total allocation to Rs 61,084 crores, which is highest ever in a financial year. The additional allocation comes after nearly 90 lawmakers, several prominent civil society members, activists, leaders […]