MGNREG Act came in to existence to check out poverty & distress migration. It also brought with the hope to create some permanent asset for the village. According to this Act came in to existence, then guide line also presented. Officials & staffs also appointed to implement the Act from state level to village level. Govt. is spending more & more money for staffs, fuels, different register for office use...
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MNREGS TV campaign had faulty planning
A campaign to spread awareness on the MNREGS through two television commercials failed to penetrate the rural masses because of faulty planning, an impact assessment study by the Union Ministry of Rural Development has found. The MNREGS awareness campaign was aired on cable and satellite channels in UP, Rajasthan, Bihar and the National Capital Region from January 23 to March 23, 2010. Seven months after the campaign, the ministry decided to conduct...
More »Analysis: MGNREGA is a perfect tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by Madhusudan Mistry
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act — or MGNREGA as it is commonly known — has completed five years. Since its inception, I remember how joyous I was while becoming part of the process of its being passed in the Lok Sabha. In fact, we were restless for the delay in the presenting of the standing committee's report. I felt it took too long a time in deliberating...
More »Budgetary support to Plan spend hiked 18% by Neeraj Thakur
The ministry of finance and the Planing Commission have finally agreed on increasing gross budgetary support by 18% for the terminal year of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-2012). GBS is the monetary assistance provided by the Centre to implement schemes in five-year plans. The ministry of finance will allocate around Rs4.41 lakh crore as part of the planned expenditure in the Budget for the next fiscal, compared with an allocation of Rs3.73...
More »NREGA: Rajasthan slips in spending
From being one of the top spenders in the country for the implementation of the MG NREGA two years ago, Rajasthan is fast sliding down the ladder. The state, this year, will be returning over half of the Rs 8,000 crore it had received from the Centre for its implementation. The revelation came at a job fair organised by the Suchna Evum Rozgar ka Adhikar Abhiyan and several other NGOs from...
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