MGNREGA can only succeed if politics is taken seriously in the design of accountability mechanisms.

Karnataka will implement modified National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in 20 taluks in five districts.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has launched a dedicated ‘Ajeevika” cell to help alleviating poverty in rural hinterlands.

Admitting that MNREGA has its share of corruption and irregularities, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday guidelines for the revamped version of the Centre’s flagship rural deve

In what could be the first major signal of waning popularity of the UPA government’s flagship rural job scheme NREGS, data compiled by the Rural Development Ministry show that the number of househo

Sri Lanka government says that the Samurdhi poverty allowance increased under the 2012 budget will be granted to the recipients from the first of this month.

A new study by the Agriculture Department has found that food stamps, one of the country’s largest social safety net programs, reduced the poverty rate substantially during the recent recession.

In a first in the entire northeastern region, the NREGS workers in Meghalaya are going to get their pay through biometric smart cards.

The Centre is keen to resolve differences with rights activists over the remuneration under its flagship rural job guarantee scheme, which can potentially save it from paying .

Bhubaneswar: Alleging large scale irregularities in the implementation of the Centre’s flagship programme, Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state, the Opposi