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PM launches employment scheme for migrant workers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an employment scheme with an outlay of Rs 50,000 crore for migrant workers who returned to their home states during the coronavirus-induced......

Next NDA Meeting May Propose Bihar Package

'There is also a possibility that Andhra Pradesh may demand a similar package. But as of now, we are only working on a package for Bihar.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D......

Can't lose democracy by allowing parties in power...: SC

The country cannot afford to lose democracy by allowing parties in power to overrule the wisdom of their political opponents with the use of State machinery, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday as it......

Mamata sits overnight in 'dharna' against Centre

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sat overnight in front of Dalit icon Dr B R Ambedkar's statue on Red Road in the heart of the metropolis, surrounded by a cohort of Trinamool Congress......

Mamata to stage dharna over Centre's 'discrimination'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she would stage a two-day sit-in in Kolkata from March 29 in protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government's alleged......

Can NGOs make govt's employment scheme a success?

Will handing over the management of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) ensure the scheme works? The rural development......

India's very popular rural employment scheme faces tough times

Under the MGNREGA, employment has to be provided for a minimum 100 days and unemployment allowance if work is not made available. Labourers work on a dried lake to try and revive it under the......

Sign of rising rural distress: MGNREGS demand up in poorest states

India’s post-pandemic recovery appears to be shaping up like the letter K, widening the inequality among states. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The last part of the series captures the......

After employment schemes, it's time for rural housing

India is a land of diverse economic and social structure. The country has witnessed unprecedented growth in the last decade but rural development remains to be one of the biggest challenges.Despite......

Why UPA is in trouble over rural jobs scheme

The UPA2 government finds itself in a jam with its flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) being widely misused even as the National Human Rights Commission......

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