rural employment

Hyderabad: The VB-G RAM G Act came into force across India on Tuesday. It gives eligible rural households a legal right to 125 days of wage employment every year. The Centre said the law will strengthen rural livelihoods. It also aims to…

New Delhi: Ministry of Rural Development will deploy more than 100 Area Officers across the country to support the VB-G RAM G rollout ahead of the Act coming into force on July 1, 2026. The officers will assist States and Union Territories…

Hyderabad: Rural women employment received stronger statutory support under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, the Ministry of Rural Development told the Lok Sabha. The Ministry said women’s participation under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS remained…

New Delhi: The Economic Survey 2025-26 said the rural employment scheme MGNREGS had reached its structural limits and warranted a reassessment in light of evolving rural realities, despite notable gains in participation and digital…

Hyderabad: The MGNREGA Bachao Sangram Yatra organised by the Hyderabad District Congress Committee concluded on Monday with a rally from Nalgonda X Road to TV Tower at Moosrambagh. The three-day yatra began on January 24. It aimed to…

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad District Congress Committee on Saturday launched the MGNREGA Bachao Sangram Yatra, a three-day protest march opposing what the party called the dilution of the rural job guarantee scheme by the BJP-led Central…

Hyderabad: Hyderabad District Congress Committee president Syed Khalid Saifullah on Tuesday accused the BJP-led NDA government of dismantling MGNREGA, calling it a direct attack on the Right to Work and rural livelihoods. He raised the…

New Delhi: Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the G-RAM-G mission was built on evidence, experience and ground realities, not assumptions or apprehensions. Addressing a media briefing, the Minister said the…

Hyderabad: Hyderabad District Congress Committee president Syed Khalid Saifullah on Saturday warned that the Centre’s proposed MGNREGS dilution would severely damage rural livelihoods, disrupt agriculture and create additional pressure on…

Hyderabad: Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy launched a blistering attack on the Modi government’s MGNREGA overhaul, calling it a “death sentence” for rural workers and warning of a nationwide agitation. At a TPCC…