“It’s a sign of desperation to retain power,” Banerjee said.
Tag: MGNREGA
The Laddoo Model: Five Women in This Maharashtra Village Found a New Vocation
Twenty-six-year-old Natiya Vashantakumar quit her job at Goldman Sachs and is now helping the women expand production.
MGNREGS Reduced Poverty and Inequality: Study
The study observed that households which participated in the scheme saw improvements in several welfare indicators as compared to households that didn’t.
PM Modi Has Provided Maximum Income Guarantee to His 15 Friends: Rahul Gandhi
“In 2019, we will have a government that will make up for all the crimes that Narendra Modi has done against farmers in five years,” he said.
Modi Govt Began With Frontal Assault on Rights-based Legislation and Entitlement: Key Quotes From Aruna Roy’s Interview
She also said that differing view are termed anti-national, those who protest become victims of unjustified action by the state.
Minimum Income Guarantee Proposed by Rahul Gandhi Could Be a Game Changer: Prashant Bhushan
Bhushan suggested ways of providing Minimum Income Guarantee and how funds could be routed for the same.
India’s Only Employment Guarantee Scheme Being Systematically Undermined: 250 MPs, Eminent Citizens Write to PM Modi to Release MGNREGA Funds (Read Letter)
The letter states that high unemployment and declining farm incomes have led to acute rural distress across the country.
MGNREGA, One Thing That Staved Off Hunger, is Now in Doldrums: Chidambram
In times of rural distress, the neglect of the MGNREGA by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government was unpardonable, he added.
Political Interference, No Tenders: Study Hints at Scam in Gujarat CM’s Rs 345-crore Jal Sanchay Yojana
The IWMI study also found that the BJP govt did not provide technical support to carry out the desilting operations.