The Government has proposed to launch an urban employment guarantee scheme on the lines of NREGA and give statutory sanctions to minimum wages.

The proposal, which focuses on generating employment and enhancing employability among less advantaged, is part of the short-term strategies and targets of the Government contained in the first 'Annual Report to the People on Employment'.

New Delhi: Government has proposed to launch an urban employment guarantee scheme on the lines of NREGA and give statutory sanctions to minimum wages.

The proposal, which focuses on generating employment and enhancing employability among less advantaged, is part of the shortterm strategies and targets of the government contained in the first Annual Report to the People on Employment.

The State Government has announced that it will be appointing ombudsman to monitor the works taken up under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).

In UP, notwithstanding a lady being Chief Minister the women are not getting their due share in employment under the centre

With a view to compulsorily enlisting participation of the Panchayati Raj Institutions in implementation of the flagship schemes, the Union Rural Development Ministry has advised the State Governments to seek approval of the labour budget of NREGS for the ongoing fiscal from all the gram sabhas, panchayat samities and zila parishads in their jurisdiction.

The power of the Gram Panchayats of sanctioning works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has been curtailed down to Rs 1 lakh from Rs 10 lakh, said Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer P Shivashankar.

KOKRAJHAR, June 30: Eminent citizen AK Jain, who has been deputed to strengthen the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MG-NREGA) in Kokrajhar district expressed satisfaction over the progress of the scheme in Kokrajhar district and rated it as one of the best in Assam.