Women-led and women’s rights organizations are on the frontlines of today’s humanitarian crises—but many are at risk of disappearing. As global needs rise due to conflict, climate change, and displacement, deep cuts to foreign aid are threatening organizations that provide life-saving services for women and girls. In March 2025, UN …
Mihir Shah & Pramathesh Ambasta The success of NREGA social audits in Andhra Pradesh covering 12 million people is a brilliant example of civil society action enriching mainstream politics. A key element that unexpectedly propelled the United Progressive Alliance to power was the deep distress in India
12000 families registered under NREGA in Udhampur KT NEWS SERVICE UDHAMPUR, Sep 4: Over 12,000 families have been registered in the seven blocks of Udhampur district for ensuring 100 days of guarantee wage employment till August, 2008 under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). This was revealed during a meeting …
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today made it clear that the state government would provide same kind of facilities to the surplus BPL families as the number of BPL families in the state is much higher than permitted by the Planning Commission. He said the list has been finalised …
SMART CARDS PART III Rakesh Prakash & Bishnu Dash / Bangalore/bhubaneswar September 03, 2008, 1:16 IST Farm workers swiping biometric cards to receive their daily wages is all set to become a reality in Orissa and Karnataka villages. Both states are ready to distribute smart cards to ensure transparency in …
New Delhi,Sept. 1: Comparing the achievements of UPA with that of previous NDA regime on the employment front, deputy chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said, with flagship programme under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), the government had been able to generate three times more jobs since it …
Sadly, NREGA, the greatest democratic experiment undertaken to reduce rural poverty, has become the stick to beat the Panchayati Raj System - the other greatest experiment of democratic decentralisation.
NEW DELHI,Aug. 29: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) could hit a block if the funds from the finance ministry do not come in time. The rural development ministry has demanded a supplementary allowance of Rs 8,000 crores to take the programme forward till this November. "We have written …
The experience of the Jagrut Adivasi Dalit Sangathan in Madhya Pradesh shows the power of grassroots organisational work in activating the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Levels of NREGA employment in the Sangathan areas are as high as 85 days per household per year, and nearly half of all working …
From our Correspondent TEOK, Aug 28: Union Minister of States for Chemical and Fertilizer Bijoy Krishna Handique inaugurated the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) under Kaliapani Development Block yesterday. Handique inaugurated the scheme
KORAPUT: Residents of cut-off villages here are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. If they don't avail rice under Rs 2-a-kg scheme they can't run their family if they avail rice they can't take the quota home in the absence of transport facilities. According to reports, about …
BHUBANESWAR: A division bench of the Orissa High Court (HC) today issued notices to the State Government and Cuttack Municipal Corporation and asked them to file counters on the distribution of BPL ration cards to the identified persons. The bench, comprising Chief Justice BS Chauhan and Justice BN Mohapatra, was …
NEW DELHI The Centre is preparing for a possible showdown with the states over its flagship programme National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). The bone of contention between the two is arbitrary hike in the minimum wages by major states in the post NREGA regime, which is likely to put …
RAIRAKHOL: For villagers of Kelakata, Kendukata, Purnagarh, Basakia, Bhaluchuan, Chatuni and Dimrikuda and Rampur gram panchayats, their inclusion into semi-urban Rairakhol NAC has cost them dear. Earlier, a part of Rairakhol block, today they are at crossroads deprived of their legitimate rights. As per reports, 1,191 persons of Rairakhol block …
Kadapa, Aug. 20: The district administration registered criminal cases against 19 officials and people's representatives at the Veerapunayanipalle police station on Tuesday for misusing funds sanctioned for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). A total of Rs 2.7 crore was spent in Veerapunayanipalle mandal under the NREGS. About Rs …
This Ministry has been acting as a catalyst effecting the change in rural areas through the implementation of wide spectrum of programmes which are aimed at poverty alleviation, employment generation, infrastructure development and social security. Over the years, with the experience gained, in the implementation of the programmes and in …
Agartala, Aug 1: The Union Ministry of Rural Development has applauded Tripura Government's performance in implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in the last fiscal. The ministry had held review meeting of progress of key processes under NREGA in New Delhi last week with the state Nodal …
Integrated rural development through holistic approach is a national commitment. The goal is to enrich the quality of life of the poor by meeting the basic needs and generating employment opportunities on a wider scale through decentralized planning. The mission of NIRD is to facilitate rural development vigorously through government …
Ministry of Rural Development has been acting as a catalyst effecting the change in rural areas through the implementation of wide spectrum of programmes which are aimed at poverty alleviation, employment generation, infrastructure development and social security. Over the years, with the experience gained, in the implementation of the programmes …
