-The Hindu In four States, auditors’ wages delayed as funds from Centre are yet to arrive The Union Rural Development Ministry (MoRD) has told States that failure to carry out social audit of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) will invite action, including withholding of funds. However, it is the Centre that bears the administrative cost of these Social Audit Units, and inordinate delay in the release of funds...
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3-day MGNREGA dharna concludes today after highlighting the demands of the workers to the media & policymakers
-Press note by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated August 4, 2022 On the final day of the 3-day dharna, despite heavy rains, hundreds of mazdoors from 15 states stayed on at Jantar Mantar to continue raising their voices. Currently, 14 states are running a negative balance on NREGA funds, and 64 percent of the budget for this financial has already been spent. More than Rs. 6800 crores are due in wages to...
More »Interim Report of the Fact Finding Team Investigating the Stoppage of MGNREGA Wages in West Bengal
-Press release by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated 28 July 2022 Based on the findings NREGA Sangharsh Morcha put forth the following demands: 1. All the documents pertaining to correspondence between the Central Government and the State Government on MGNREGA since 2019, including the reports of central team visits and action taken, should be made public. 2. The Labour Budget for West Bengal for the FY 2022-23 has to be approved immediately by the...
More »NREGA activists ask the Government to strengthen the social audit system under MGNREGA
-Press release by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated 1st October, 2021 On 1st October 2021, civil society organisation 'NREGA Sansgharsh Morcha' sent a letter to the Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj putting together the recommendations related to social audits in MGNREGA. In its letter, it has mentioned that the Social Audit Units (SAUs) in various states do not have sufficient staff and have not been allocated adequate funds, among others....
More »India’s water is being exported as agri-exports; is there a solution -KAS Mani
-Down to Earth It is critical for us to adopt the circular water management model of treating and rejuvenating wastewater at source, along with efficient water management strategies to reduce water demand India’s agricultural exports registered a growth of 17.34 per cent, garnering $41.25 billion in foreign exchange for 2020-21 despite the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In rupee terms, this is equivalent to Rs 3.05 lakh crore. For a government faced...
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