AMIT AGNIHOTRI
Rural development minister C.P. Joshi has blamed the states for not following the spirit of the ambitious National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in its spirit.

"The states are not following the act in its spirit which gives the poor right to demand at least 100 days work from the government.

At Reddypalayam village near Chengalpattu in Kancheepuram district. Brick workers live in thatched huts close to the kiln.

An uneasy calm envelops the dusty roads and recently harvested fields of Khiala village in Mansa district of Punjab. The village looks abandoned except for a few eager eyes scanning the only vehicle moving around on a sunny afternoon.

The government's flagship job security scheme - the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (nrega) -is set to undergo major changes by opening its doors to skilled labour and laying emphasis on creation of 'permanent' or 'viewable' assets.

The govt ought to prepare for a cash transfer regime
Business Standard / New Delhi July 10, 2009, 0:00 IST

SREELATHA MENON / Rajsamand District/ Rajasthan July 10, 2009, 0:19 IST

The concluding part of the report on implementation issues with the rural jobs programme.

Members of Sadou Asom Gramin Shramik Santha today staged a demonstration before the Deputy Commissioner

The Centre

M.S. Swaminathan

MANOJ ANAND
July 1: If the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) earned political benefits for the Congress in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, its government in Assam was at the receiving end for alleged rampant corruption in implementing the act in the state.