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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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Topic: MGNREGA

MGNREGA wage clearance improves, but still not reaching workers on time

Rural Development Ministry says crediting wages in workers’ accounts within the 15-day time limit will be its key focus in FY 2018-19.

This Budget is for voters, but the speech must be for business

The business community is hungry for clarity on the new set of significant economic reforms the Modi government plans to tackle.

Modi govt’s last full budget to give Rs 1 lakh crore boost to rural development

Key job guarantee and livelihood schemes to get increased budget allocation; the ongoing farm crisis seems to influenced govt decision.

राहुल गांधी की तीन गलतियां

राहुल गांधी अपनी गलतियों से वे सारे सबक भूल रहे हैं, जो उन्होंने अब तक सीखे थे. लेकिन भूलने की यह गति क्या थोड़ी धीमी? लोकतंत्र में सत्ता कोई जहर नहीं है.

Three Mistakes of Rahul’s Life

Rahul Gandhi is unlearning from his mistakes —but is it a bit slow? And no, power in a democracy is no poison

MGNREGA won’t put out crop stubble burning, says govt panel

Govt panel visits Punjab and Haryana for on-ground assessment, recommends machine-based solution instead of labour-based one.

Knee-jerk reactions by the government will not help farmers, go for institutional reforms

In our country there is no co-ordination between farmers, government, exporters and researchers.

MGNREGA audit: Low wage rate & delayed payments among the biggest problems

The Common Review Mission on MGNREGA also found that people were unaware that the scheme is supposed to deliver work on demand.

Centre gives massive budget for MGNREGA, states say not enough for even delay compensation

More than half the delay compensation rejections in 2017-18 are due to “insufficient funds”. Centre says no paucity of funds, states just being careless. Ruhi Tewari

Three years on, Modi Sarkar tinkers with UPA schemes in its pursuit of a rural makeover

While UPA resorted to big-bang rural policies, the approach of NDA-2 has been subtle and focused on completing programmes of its predecessor as the BJP tries to shed the image of being a party of the urban classes. RUHI TEWARI

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.