-The Hindu To be able to deliver appropriate legal services to the rural and tribal communities, we need an alternative delivery system with a different model of legal service providers Delivery of legal services to the rich and the corporate class is organised not through individual lawyers but through a series of networked law firms. These firms employ hundreds of lawyers and domain experts all over the country to provide highly specialised...
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Centre launches awareness campaign for MGNREGA -Jitendra
-Down to Earth 'Kaam Mango Abhiyan' aims to popularise the ambitious flagship programme of the UPA government In the view of the declining demand of work under the ambitious Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Union Ministry of rural development (MoRD) has launched a campaign "Kaam Mango Abhiyan", which literally means "ask for work". rural development minister Jairam Ramesh launched the awareness campaign last week. To begin with, the focus will...
More »UPA’s Rs 75,000-crore self-employment plan for 7 crorerural homes -Yogima Seth Sharma
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The United Progressive Alliance government has drawn up a Rs 75,000-crore action plan that seeks to provide self-employment opportunities to seven crore households in rural India over the next 10 years. The programme, which intends to impart training to rural households for semi-skilled and skilled jobs, may help UPA garner some extra votes in the general elections due next year. "The model has already been tested in...
More »Why NREGA wage hike is bad news for the economy-Shishir Asthana
-The Business Standard Politics of populism will impact the government's fightback against inflation Mumbai: With the benefits of Food Security Bill failing to kick in, government is back to playing the card which many claim helped it win the previous election. It is looking to make a substantial hike in wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), according to a latest report by Economic times. A panel...
More »Denied wages for two years under MGNREGA, workers compensated -Girija Shivakumar
-The Hindu A total of Rs. 5.17 lakhs paid as compensation to 91 workers Workers who have been denied wages for over two years under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act were awarded compensation of Rs. 2,000 each in a landmark order passed by the Jharkhand Labour Commission in Murhigram panchayat, Khunti block. According to the MGNREGA Sahayata Kendra which pioneered the move, on Tuesday, a total of 91 workers were...
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