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Faridkot DC asks officials to ensure 100 % implementation of NREGA or face action
Faridkot Deputy Commissioner Dr S Karuna Raju has expressed dissatisfaction over the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) in the district.
01/09/2010
Indian Express (Chandigarh)
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Nrega funds, food, Mamata: Buddha’s salvos at the Centre
WEST Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee came down heavily on the Centre on Tuesday for not releasing funds to his government to implement the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in the state and said that the state had to suffer a lot for this.
The chief minister also described the alleged nexus between the Trinamool Congress and Maoists as a dangerous force and vowed to
01/09/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
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Tripura to boost tea cultivation through NREGA scheme
AGARTALA, Aug 30: The Tripura Government has initiated a new project of tea cultivation by creating man-days under the NREGA scheme.
“We want to create man-days by creating permanent assets and this project of tea plantation is one of them,” said Tripura Industries & Commerce Minister Jitendra Chowdhury after inaugurating a project at Kalkrisnanagar Gaonsabha area in West Tripura district yes
31/08/2010
Sentinel (Guwahati)
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State Government to provide jobs to 10 lakh families
The state government has prepared a strategy to provide 100-day job to 10 lakh most deprived families under Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in this fiscal.
"These targeted 10 lakh people would include 5 lakh the most poor families and the rest, 5 lakh, would be women," Secretary Rural Development Manoj Singh said here on Sunday.
He said to start with the
30/08/2010
Pioneer (Lucknow)
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Ensure justice for NREGA workers
Corrective Action Needed In Min Wage Violation Cases: Aruna Roy
Anindo Dey | TNN
Jaipur: Taking a strong exception to payment of wages less than the prevailing minimum wage in the state for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers, Magsaysay awardee and member of the Central Employment Guarantee Council (CEGC) Aruna Roy has appealed to members of the council
30/08/2010
Times Of India (Jaipur)
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China seeks NREGA tips
China has sought information on India’s poverty reduction programmes, including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, to beef up its own strategy.
A Chinese delegation that met Union Rural Development Minister C P Joshi today said the way India has weathered the economic meltdown without suffering much damage, has led them to enquire into poverty reduction programmes li
27/08/2010
Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Bihar villagers to get smart cards
Shoumojit Banerjee
This will speed up payment of wages under employment guarantee scheme
PATNA: In a major step to alleviate delays in wage payments under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday launched an “e-Shakti Financial Inclusion” scheme – the first of its kind in the country.
The scheme aims at providin
27/08/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
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Graft affects NREGS implementation in EG
Rajahmundry, Aug. 25: The implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is plagu-ed by a series of lapses including financial misappropriation worth several crores of rupees and graft leading to booking of cases against officials including mandal parishad development officers and suspension of several technical and field staff in Godavari districts.
26/08/2010
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Government refutes scam allegations in MNREGA
District administration says the workers were paid wages according to the work they did
Jaipur: Around 100 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) workers, engaged in digging a stretch of land for the past 13 days were paid a paltry Re1 per day as wages with the district administration, justifying the payment saying it was a small area collectively dug by workers.
Acc
25/08/2010
Daily News Analysis (Jaipur)
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