Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is setting new standards in rural development through the implementation of various flagship schemes, ...

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma met to discuss rural and ...

Over several financial years, the data shows that Tamil Nadu has received and utilised more funds than many larger and poorer ...

Shri Chouhan announced the disbursement of ₹4,384 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ...

Giddalur, Prakasam Dist: Prakasamdistrict collector A Thameem Ansariya emphasised that farmers can significantly enhance ...

Dr Reddy strongly urged the minister to take immediate and concrete steps to employ all MGNREGA field assistants ...

Space-based inputs are being used to support the government’s several flagship initiatives, including Digital India, Smart ...

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma to review major rural and agricultural initiatives.

Lucknow: Yogi govt is set to plant over 12.5 crore saplings across UP under MGNREGA scheme, not only to enhance greenery, but also to generate large-scale rural employment, under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2 ...

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj also called for an increase in the guaranteed ...

MGNREGA was envisaged as a provider of rural employment to casual workers at government-mandated minimum wages set above market wages. This was the case at its 2006 launch.

The MGNREGA, launched in 2006, guarantees at least 100 days of work per year to rural households. The program also prioritizes women—for the past five years, women have made up more than half of ...