The trade unions have staged the protest against the central government's push for economic reforms, alleging the implementation of these reforms will weaken workers' rights.
Jharkhand govt revoked suspension of Singhal, who will contribute to Dept of Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Raj Bhasa. Meanwhile, there's a palpable discomfort in Congress ranks.
Of 20 states and UTs analysed, 14 states registered decline in rural employment provided this year, while 6 states saw increase, says report by LibTech India and NREGA Sangharsh Morcha.
Report by civil society organisations LibTech India and NREGA Sangharsh Morcha flags tech changes being enforced without adequate training, cut in allocation despite demand for work.
Issue of low wages was pointed out by Parliamentary panel in a report tabled in February. It demanded increase in wages to engage more workers and to bring uniformity across states.
Under the feature, MGNREGS workers must mark attendance from within 10-mt radius of a spot at a geo-tagged worksite. As a result, some of them have to walk back long distances to do so.
TMC leaders say Centre has not paid Rs 6,913 crore since March 2022. BJP-led central government has stopped funds citing non-compliance of MGNREGS directives
The system, first introduced in 2017, was finally made mandatory in January. But a panel report tabled Thursday, says all ‘major bottlenecks’ should be resolved first.
Rural development minister accuses TMC of ‘trying to create a scene’ over no funding to West Bengal, says funds were stopped as major irregularities were found in implementation of scheme.
India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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