But Expresses Inability To Match Minimum Wages Due To Paucity Of Funds
Anindo Dey | TNN

Jaipur: The stance of the ministry of rural development stands null and void.

The registrar of trade unions in Rajasthan has refused permission to National Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA) workers to form a union, on the grounds that they do not qualify as workmen.

When the Majdoor Kisan Sangharsh Samiti

Likely To Set Up Mechanism To Look Into Charges Of Corruption

New Delhi: The Centre may have spent over Rs 95,000 crore under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) to generate hundreds of crores of work-days for poor in rural areas, but allegations of largescale corruption made the Supreme Court on Friday think about putting in place a monitoring mechanism.

An NGO

AMIT AGNIHOTRI
NEW DELHI

The rural develop ment ministry came in for some sharp criticism over the implementation of UPA flagship MGNREGA from activists like Aruna Roy and Jean Dreze.

Both Ms Roy and Mr Dreze have been involved with the MGNREGA since its inception in 2006.

Social activists have alleged that the UPA government is undermining the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) by modifying several provisions in the law.

The concerns were raised by activists Jean Dreze, Aruna Roy, Nikhil De, Annie Raja and Reetika Khera at a press conference, here.

Last week, the government had declared that it will not link the Minimum Wage Act to NREGA wages.

New Delhi: Members of the National Advisory Council (NAC) Aruna Roy and Jean Dreze have accused the UPA government of being

The government is planning a dedicated panchayat service cadre to push development in the Left-wing extremism (LWE) affected areas.
The thought has come after the realisation that availability of adequate manpower is critical to the successful implementation of the various Central welfare and development schemes in the rural areas, especially the Naxal-affected.

Deepa Jainani

Lucknow: In order to reach out to the poorest and the most marginalised section among among the poor, the Uttar Pradesh government has launched a scheme that would identify those sections of the under priveleged society which have hitherto not been covered under the Centre