The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a landmark legislation to improve the economic condition of rural mass of India through an assured 100 days of employment per household per year, was initially implemented in West Garo Hill and South Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya in 2006, with much publicity.

Adivasi Budakattu Janara Hakkugala Rashtriya Vedike urged the district administration to implement Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 effectively in the district.

Speaking with mediapersons here on Wednesday, committee co-convener P R Bharath said the forest department should stop torturing the tribals residing in forest areas.

The National Advisory Council's recommendations on the National Food Security Bill are in danger of being brushed aside.

It is the fate of most advisory committees that the government accepts whatever advice suits its purposes and ignores the rest. The first version of the National Advisory Council (NAC-1) managed to avoid that fate to some extent, due to favourable circumstances.

Flagship schemes like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Total Sanitation Campaign are facing implementation bottlenecks in rural development minister C.P.

With speculations growing of differences between UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue, the Rural Development Ministry today hurriedly announced a new structure for payment of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) that would be linked to inflation.

The announcement, coming right after Prime Minister

K.Balchand

NEW DELHI: Over five crore Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers across the country will enjoy a 17 to 30 per cent rise in wages with their wage rate being linked with the Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labour(CPIAL) with immediate effect.

The Ministry of Rural Development issued the notification in compliance with the directives of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who had, however, di

Minimum Payments, Which Will Rise By Up To 30%, Will Require Additional Spend Of .

K. Balchand

NEW DELHI: The battle for statutory minimum wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) seems to be on a slippery ground with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh indicating that the government could at best cover inflation-induced erosion of wages.

In his December 31, 2010 letter, Dr.

State government has taken serious note on the zila parishads of Ajmer, Bharatpur, Dungarpur, Dausa, Ganganagar, Sikar and Tonk for showing disinterest in special audit of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme works.