Sunday, December 10, 2023

MGNREGS

Additional payments being approved for MGNREGS, no shortage of funds: Giriraj

Additional allocations will be sanctioned for the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the finance ministry has assured there will be no shortage, Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh has said, dismissing criticisms of the flagship programme not...

Aadhaar-based payment for MGNREGS to be mandatory

The deadline for implementing Aadhaar-based payment system as the only mode of payment to workers under national rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGS will not be extended beyond August 31, government sources said. The Union government in January this year made...

CAG report flags anomalies in various state govt departments

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, which was tabled on the last day of the first session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA), detected financial anomalies in various departments.DBT: The report flagged the poor Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)...

18 States yet to receive Rs.4,700 cr in MGNREGS wages

Nagaland yet to get Rs. 192 crore It has been a year since funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) was withheld for West Bengal, owing to the alleged widespread violations by the State government in...

Manipur cops detain six for enforcing blockade

TRANSPORTER MINISTER APPEALS TRIBAL BODY TO WITHDRAW ECONOMIC BLOCKADE Manipur police, in its crackdown on All Manipur Tribal Development and Grievances Forum (AMTDGF) sponsored indefinite economic blockade, detained at least six supporters.An indefinite economic blockade imposed by the AMTDGF on...

Social audit hearing in Chümou

The 2nd phase of the district level social audit public hearing under MGNREGS was held in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC), Chümoukedima, Dansiripar block on Tuesday.In a press release, DRDA Dimapur informed that assistant director, Social...

District level social audit under MGNREGS conducted in Wokha

Department of rural development (RD) Wokha, conducted its first phase of district level social audit public hearing under MGNREGS for the financial year 2020-21 on July 12 at deputy commissioner (DC) Wokha conference hall.According to a DIPR report, assistant...