Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday said that it was ready for any probe by the Centre into alleged diversion of funds and non-implementation of rural employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA in the state.

This was stated by panchayati raj minister Prafulla Samal while reacting to the Supreme Court's direction for a Central probe into irregularities in the rural job guarantee scheme in the

The Supreme Court today favoured a Central probe into the diversion of funds and non-implementation of rural employment scheme, MGNREGA, in Orissa.

"We are treating this matter seriously. We will give direction to the Centre to hold an investigation into the allegation of diversion of funds. The report has to be submitted in a time-bound manner and then we will call the Chief Secretary.

NEW DELHI, 13 dec: The Supreme Court today favoured a Central probe into the diversion of funds and non-implementation of rural employment scheme, MGNREGA, in Orissa. “We are treating this matter seriously. We will give direction to the Centre to hold investigation into the allegation of diversion of funds.

The government may be going all out to secure justice for the people in mining affected areas by asking companies to share 26 per cent of their net profits, but the ensuing methodology suggests that they will get only a small amount

Himachal Pradesh

The state government has made it mandatory that daily wagers, working under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), should be apprised of the progress of their work and their earnings on day-to-day basis.
Sources said that fresh instructions have been issued after it was found that most of the workers were not being informed about their earnings by the supervisors and

LUCKNOW: Several

Jaipur: Noted agriculturist and father of

CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER & FOOD COUPONS HOLD KEY TO SUCCESS
DESPITE RECORDING AN AVERAGE GROwth of 8.5% in the five years to 2009-10, poverty and malnutrition still remain daunting in the country. Nearly 41.6% Indians live on less than $1.25 a day and 43.5% of under-five children are underweight.