Shortage of migrant labourers, especially skilled, has hit the harvesting season across the state while sounding alarm bells for local farmers ahead of the tough paddy season due in a month

KORAPUT: The District Administration in Koraput seems to have geared up towards performing remarkably in NREGA in the coming days. Involving credible NGOs, the district is going for social audit of NREGA in the district.

S.S. NEGI
NEW DELHI

Taking note of the reports of massive corruption in country

New Delhi: Government

IN WHAT could strengthen hands of those who maintain that NREGA programme was not being implemented properly, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the money earmarked for the project was not percolating down to the intended beneficiaries.

THE UPA government

Job programmes under the scheme, meant for poor, not being blocked by Red rebels

The government has decided to implement MNREGA in the hill state on a massive scale to ensure that its benefits reached the maximum number of people.

New Delhi: The Food Security Bill is going to be taken up afresh by the empowered group of ministers on Monday, on the back of relentless demands from activists to widen the ambit of the bill, with regard to quantum of ration and number of beneficiaries.

The Centre has released Rs. 370.91 crore as its share to Nagaland till February during the fiscal 2009