MNREGA

The experience of the past three months provides proof that Indians do not protest loss of jobs. They just drop their rates and continue with their lives

As many as 32 districts of total 38 in Bihar are included under the scheme

Over 122 million people in India lost their jobs in April, according to estimates of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

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Maharashtra can expect to get additional funding from the increased allocation of Rs 40,000 crore to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act announced by the Centre

The farmers would be paid Rs 10,000 per acre for paddy, corn and sugarcane crops, based on the registered and procured area for the kharif season

The jobs generated under the scheme fell to a nearly 7-year low for which the data is available

The only to way to climb back to obstacle-free growth would be more and randomised testing. The government needs to make a much larger financial allocation towards that

The Ministry of Home Affairs came out with some guidelines about what is allowed and what will be restricted

The opposition party also demanded that the Centre pays all pending dues to states to enable them to fight the outbreak, besides giving each of them special packages.

He also lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for announcing the lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus as also the announcement of economic package

Chavan said the government must tell by how much income of farmers has increased in the last five years, as part of its promise of doubling their income by 2022

The average days of work provided were also below the mandated 100.

The fund allocation towards the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in the 2020-21 Budget could be in excess of Rs 70,000 crore

Govt said the total number of individuals who worked under the scheme in 2015-16 was 72.2 million

In 2015-16, 7.27 million individuals in the age group of 18-30 years worked under the scheme and this was 10.07 per cent of the total individuals that worked in the age group

Good intentions are best left to political parties, governments and religious establishments

Look beyond large corporations and release the growth potential of farmers and small entrepreneurs

MNREGA workers are now part of Jal Shakti programme