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Trilochan Mukhopadhyay, a TMC booth president on the outskirts of district headquarter town Suri, returned the amount to 141 people, from whom he had taken for providing them jobs under the MGNREGA scheme. (Photo: PTI)

Protests force TMC leader to return Rs 2.25 lakh taken as 'cut money'

The development came two days after local people staged demonstration outside his house demanding immediate return of...

26 Jun 2019 10:09 AM IST

After note ban, there has been a slump of 23 per cent in employment generation through the MGNREGA as compared to the month of October. (Representational image)

Budget 2019: Govt faces hard choice of 9 pc growth or 2 pc decline on...

Budget 2019: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman may have to raise allocation for NREGA to alleviate agrarian crisis.

17 Jun 2019 3:44 PM IST

MGNREGA should not continue forever, I am not in its favour. Our aim should be building poverty-free India, Tomar said. (Photo: ANI)

MGNREGA should not continue forever: Tomar

MGNREGA provides livelihood security by guaranteeing 100 days of wage-employment to a rural household in a financial...

17 July 2019 5:30 PM IST

The party will also work to win all the 29 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the 2019 general election, Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar said. (Photo: PTI)

Not in favour of continuing with MGNREGA forever: Tomar

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar appreciated women self help groups for providing employment in rural areas.

17 July 2019 3:46 PM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference on the last day of election campaign in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

Seeking help for flood-hit Wayanad, Rahul pens letter to Union...

'Recent floods have already claimed lives of over 100 people and uprooted lakhs of people,' Rahul said in his letter to...

27 Aug 2019 10:52 AM IST

This photograph taken around noon on August 16 shows that not a single official is present at Chandrapur block office and people desperately waiting to convey their grievances.

Once-Maoist Chandrapur shows no sign of governance

Chandrapur which translates into the land of shining moon, continues to rot in official negligence.

23 Aug 2019 3:03 AM IST

Scheme has provided an average of 41.44 days of employment per household.

Over 70 per cent dip in 100 days work under MGNREGA

MGNREGA payouts have been a key factor that has affected the rural economy adversely this year.

20 Jan 2020 1:39 AM IST

At a time when the country is hard-hit with an economic slowdown, the Home Minister Amit Shahs proclamation to make India a five trillion dollar economy by 2024 appears far-fetched.

NREGA best tool to ease economic distress caused by virus: Opposition

The Trinamul Congress also said that MNREGA was one of the world's large social welfare programmes

9 Jun 2020 12:02 PM IST

According to the RBI, private spending has taken a hit particularly for transport services, hospitality, recreation and cultural activities. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Economy in freefall, govt must act quickly

Economists like Raghuram Rajan and others have suggested the government to open its purse strings to support the demand

27 Aug 2020 3:15 PM IST

Loans will be secured against receivables and guaranteed by respective state government. (PTI Photo)

Karan Thapar | Loans, not relief: A raw deal for the urban poor

An urban MGNREGA would cost a substantial amount

9 July 2021 12:10 AM IST

The House also approved an additional outgo of Rs 9,200 crore spending by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. (PTI File Image)

LS Gives Nod for Additional Cash Outgo of Rs 58,378 Crore

For the full 2023-24, the government has budgeted the fiscal deficit to be Rs 17.86 lakh crore or 5.9 per cent of the...

13 Dec 2023 1:44 AM IST

NewsThe continuous tussle between Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is the most likely reason for senior bureaucrats in Maharashtra to be unhappy. (Photo: PTI)

Dilip Cherian | IPS officers in Maha need to wait longer for their...

Fadnavis may be the second in command but is clearly the one who calls the shots

9 Feb 2023 12:05 AM IST