Demand under MGNREGS is not a true indicator of rural distress: Eco Survey

Jul 22, 2024

The demand for employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is not a true indicator of rural distress, highlighted the...

"Takes out the heart": Cong MP Shashi Tharoor on renaming MGNREGA

Dec 19, 2025

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed strong disapproval over the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), saying the move "takes...

Ministry of Rural Development refutes claims of dip in employment generation under MGNREGS

Oct 27, 2024

In response to recent reports claiming a 16 per cent dip in employment generation in the first half of the current year under the...

Around 120 crore days of MGNREGA employment generated so far in FY23

Jul 27, 2022

New Delhi [India], July 27 : Around 120 crore days of employment were generated so far during the current financial year 2022-23 under the...

Telangana Assembly adopts resolution on MGNREGS, opposes proposed changes

Jan 03, 2026

On Friday, the resolution recalled that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched in 2005 by the UPA government led by...

Chhattisgarh ranks first in country in terms of providing employment under MGNREGA

Mar 13, 2021

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 13 : Chhattisgarh has ranked first in the country in terms of providing employment under MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural...