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Obfuscation Overload: Beware the perils of abstraction when discussing freebies

Framing of mundane policy matters — are freebies a good policy given the states’ fiscal health — in some abstract democratic process often obfuscates more than it clarifies. The price of this obfuscation, and the resulting confusion, is borne by the poor

Centre spent Rs 5 lakh crore on MGNREGA scheme in eight years, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Speaking to reporters in Kamareddy district of Telangana on Thursday, the finance minister said Telangana was given Rs 20,000 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme in the past eight years

Centre spent Rs 5 lakh crore on MGNREGA scheme in eight years

"During the past eight years, Telangana received Rs 20,000 crore under MGNREGA. During the same period all over the country Rs 5 lakh crore has been spent, out of which more than 20 per cent was spent in 2020-21 during COVID-19 pandemic," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said

MGNREGA played saviour for millions during COVID, but PM Modi did not acknowledge it: Rahul Gandhi

Criticising the Prime Minister for describing the MGNREGA as one of the "living monuments of the failures" of the Congress-led UPA, Rahul Gandhi said the PM had not understood the depth of the mass employment scheme

Release Rs 7,130 crore due to West Bengal under MGNREGA: TMC to Centre

In a letter to Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh, TMC MPs said the department was not releasing the funds pending for over five months

We The Change: We need to restore the planet while creating sustainable livelihoods for people

The cost of mitigation through restoration is very less compared to the cost we will have to bear when disasters strike.

Geospatial planning portal Yuktdhara to help facilitating new MGNREGA assets

The name given is very apt as the word ''Yukt'' is derived from ''Yojanam'' (planning) and ''Dhara'' indicates flow.

'Pop stars commenting on farmers' protest, but govt not interested': Rahul Gandhi slams Centre on agri laws

The Wayanad MP, who is on a two-day visit to his constituency in poll-bound Kerala, also took a dig at PM Narendra Modi for 'ridiculing' MGNREGA scheme

80% of India's informal workers lost jobs during COVID lockdown, 63% survived on two meals a day, shows data

Government needs to take action regarding job security, social security benefits, food security, health benefits, and safety in the informal sector in such a way that it not only manages the current crisis, but also immunises the sector from future shocks

Union Budget 2021: Govt allocates Rs 73,000 cr to MGNREGA, over 34% less than in FY20

The budgetary estimate for MGNREGA for 2020-21 was Rs 61,500 crore. The Centre allocated an additional Rs 40,000 crore as part of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana