-Newsclick.in Funds squeeze causes 14-17% refusals every year. The rural jobs guarantee scheme has emerged as a lifesaver for millions of Indians as they struggle with relentless unemployment. But official data shows that a very large number of job seekers are being turned away and not given work. In the first six months of the current financial year (April to October 2022) nearly 1.5 crore applicants for work were refused work. This situation...
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COVID-19 lockdown meant no MGNREGA work for 39% job card holders -Himanshu Nitnaware
-Down to Earth Over 2,000 households surveyed across four states; Massive expansion of work scheme needed to meet demand, finds study About 39 per cent of all job card holders seeking work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 did not get a single day of work during the national lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. The findings were revealed by a study conducted by Azim...
More »Results of a survey in 4 states reveals how MGNREGA protected the poor from income shocks during the pandemic
-Press release by Azim Premji University dated October 13, 2022 New Delhi & Bangalore, October 13: About 39 percent of all jobcard-holding households interested in working under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 did not get a single day of work in the Covid year of 2020-21. Also, on average, only 36 per cent of households that worked received their wages in 15 days, showed a survey of...
More »Meetings on labour codes fail to evolve consensus -AM Jigeesh
-The Hindu Majority of the trade unions urge Bhupender Yadav to withdraw the four codes; outfits including the BMS demand that the Centre immediately convene the Indian Labour Conference In an apparent indication that the implementation of the four labour codes will be delayed further, majority of the Central Trade Unions, during their recent discussions with Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav, have urged the Centre to withdraw the four codes. Though Rashtriya...
More »With Demand for MGNREGA Work Increasing in Sept 2022, Activists Warn About Rural Distress -Ronak Chhabra
-Newsclick.in As per the data, the September demand – which was 16.7 million under the household segment and 20.2 million when it comes to individuals – remained higher than the pre-COVID levels, even as the figures for the same month are lower than last year. New Delhi: The marginal increase in demand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in September points towards a “much greater level...
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