A landmark bill guaranteeing at least 100 days' employment per year to every rural household was on Tuesday approved by the Lok Sabha, ensuring fulfilment of a major promise of the United......
The United Progressive Alliance government on Thursday took upa 'historic' bill in the Lok Sabha to ensure a minimum of 100 days of guaranteed wage employment for all rural households every year.......
In 2019, out of the 1,440 minutes in a day, Indian youth spent 148 minutes on employment-related activities, which increased to 158 minutes in 2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Time Use......
An alleged fraud under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme has come to light in a village in Sambhal, with over a dozen individuals shown as labourers and wages......
The ambitious legislation seeking to provide jobs in rural areas has received Presidential assent, paving the way for provision of at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a year to every......
The Rural Development Ministry has been allocated Rs 1.88 lakh crore in the Union Budget for 2025-26, around 5.75 per cent more than the allocation in the previous budget. IMAGE: Ministry of Rural......
Recent documents by NITI Aayog and periodic labour force surveys on employment show that the importance of agriculture is rising in the Indian economy. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A......
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......
A group of leading economists has said the future of India's biggest anti-poverty scheme, which has brought work to millions of impoverished villagers, is under threat and urged the government not......
'AI analyses body language, etiquette, and communication skills, providing an in-depth performance matrix and a ranking system to help employees identify areas of improvement.' Illustration:......
IMAGE: Mohammed Shami's sister Shabina and her relatives were named in an alleged fraud involving MNREGA. Photograph: BCCI A district-level investigation into an alleged fraud involving Mahatma......