This study uses household survey data from 58 countries around the world to compare the labour market outcomes of rural and urban workers, taking into account the specific socio-demographic characteristics
Pune Goldyne Technoserve Ltd signed an agreement with the district administration of Gadchiroli for executing a Turnkey Technology Infrastructure Management Project for implementing the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.
Members of Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha, Janavadi Mahila Sanghatane and women groups laid a siege to the Taluk Panchayat office urging government meet their various demands, here on Monday.
K. Balchand NEW DELHI: Anxious to spur up the rural economy in the naxal-affected districts of the country, the Centre has underlined the imperativeness to implement the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in a more meaningful manner.
Chikmagalur taluk tops in the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme, said Taluk Panchayat President D J Suresh. Speaking to presspersons, he said special unit project, tribal scheme, 12 finance scheme, rural road connectivity action plan has been approved. All the projects will be completed by December end.
For extending its scope through convergence with other departments NEW DELHI: Going ahead with its objective of extending the scope of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) through convergence with other departments, the Centre has accepted a number of recommendations of the State governments as job works to be taken up under the scheme.
At a time of when the extension of panchayati raj to the entire country is frequently cited as a major achievement of India's democracy, there are thousands of villagers who are still deprived of the coverage of panchayati raj and its numerous benefits. These villagers are called taungya settlers.
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) is a social safety net program that provides employment to over 35 million households and has an annual budget of Rs 39,000 crores/
Pramathesh Ambasta A humungous programme like NREGS needs an independent body that looks after IT, human resource development, evaluation, social audit and grievance redress, without which quality outcomes will remain elusive.
K. Balchand NEW DELHI: Is the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme making any headway in naxalite affected regions? Does the rising inflation impact wages being paid under the scheme? Participating in a parliamentary consultative committee meeting here on Thursday, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi put these questions Rural Development Minister C.P. Joshi.
The State Government has given instructions to Zilla Panchayat officers to make better use of NREGS funds for rebuilding works in the flood-hit areas. So far, the State has spent Rs 770 crore out of Rs 2,300 crore, the target set for the State in the year 2009-10.
