Ministry of Rural Development issues clarification regarding employment generated under MGNREGS

Dec 21, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 21 : There have been some news items published stating that December data for the first 17 days is the...

Mixed payment mode for MGNREGS wages to continue till March 31

Mar 20, 2023

For wage payment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), the Government has decided, on the request of States, to have...

Over 86 lakh new job cards under NREGS scheme issued in current financial year

Sep 18, 2020

New Delhi [India], September 18 : A total of 86,81,928 new job cards under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS scheme has been issued during the...

"Insult to Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindra Nath Tagore and Bengal": TMC's Sagarika Ghose on MGNREGA name change

Dec 15, 2025

TMC MP Sagarika Ghose on Monday said that Central Government's draft bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA) is...

"Under pretext of renaming, scheme may be scrapped": Priyanka Gandhi on changes to MGNREGA

Dec 16, 2025

"The truth is that in the garb of changing the name of the scheme, they (Central govt) want to scrap this scheme. Why do...

"Modi govt an expert at renaming schemes and laws...": Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on MGNREGA renaming

Dec 13, 2025

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday tore into the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), questioning their concerns with the name 'Mahatma Gandhi' over the reports...