Economy

Manifesto

Lok Sabha Elections 2009-

Manifesto of the Indian National Congress

Publication Date: 
20/04/2009
India Today (New Delhi)
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Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Farmers, Women, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Rural Development, Bharat Nirman, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Knowledge, Political Parties, India
Poverty

'Poverty can't be removed by NREGA'

LUCKNOW: Holding Congress, BJP and their supporting parties responsible for increasing inflation, backwardness and poverty in the country, the

Publication Date: 
20/04/2009
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Poverty, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Unemployment, Uttar Pradesh
Poverty

Will BJP abolish NREGA, asks Congress

NEW DELHI: Will the BJP abolish the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) if it comes to power?

This question came from the Congress on Thursday.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Political Parties
Water Resources

Govt to focus on water conservation

Shimla: Alarmed over the depletion of water sources due to declining snow and rain, the government has decided to focus on water conservation projects under the national rural employment guarantee (NREGA) scheme, particularly in the water stressed areas of the state.

Publication Date: 
14/04/2009
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Rural Water Harvesting, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (D)
Water Resources

Joint convergence guideline: NREGA and Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), notified on September 7, 2005, marked a paradigm shift from the previous waste employment programmes with its rights-based approach that makes the Government legally accountable for providing employment to those who demand it.

Publication Date: 
13/04/2009
Ministry of Rural Development
Tags:
Watershed Development, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Rural Development, India
Poverty

The wages of protest

ARUNDHATI DHURU & SANDEEP PANDEY

While the RTI Act and the audit provisions of NREGA enable ordinary people to demand accountability from governments, it doesn

Publication Date: 
05/04/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Poverty, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Right To Information (RTI)
Economy

One Eye Shut

ONE COMMON democratic fallacy in India is our expectation that the character of a country of one billion people can be changed by one person

Publication Date: 
04/04/2009
Aruna Roy
Tehelka (New Delhi)
Tags:
Economy, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Right To Information (RTI), Parliament, India
Water Resources

The UPA & NDA have poor track record on water issues- But there is no way to hold them accountable during the elections

On water issues, the performance of the United Progressive Alliance over the last five years and that of the NDA earlier have been quite poor. And yet, there was little possibility of holding them accountable for that track record in the just concluded elections.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Dams Rivers & People
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Water Resources, Water Management, Water Policy, Dams/ Irrigation, Dams, Flood Control, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Right To Information (RTI), Political Parties, India
Environment

Green jobs for the poor: a public employment approach

This UNDP paper discusses the potential of

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Maikel R. Lieuw-Kie-Song
UNDP
Tags:
Environment, Rural Development, Poverty, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Unemployment, CSE, India, Developing Countries, Ecosystem Services
Environment

The devoted leader

Four years after the tsunami, the people of Poompuhar lead a well-settled life. You can see resettled villages of fishing and farming communities with neat rows of houses. There are well laid out roads flanked by neon street lights. The transformation of 10 villages in this panchayat is the handiwork of former panchayat president, Manimekhalai, and the district administration.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Rina Mukherji
Civil Society
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Tags:
Environment, Tsunami, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Rural Sanitation, Women, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Panchayats, Awards, Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam (D), Sustainable Development, Agriculture

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