Wage payments of 1.75 lakh MGNREGS workers affected in Kerala due to Aadhar-related issues

Wage payments of 1.75 lakh MGNREGS workers affected in Kerala due to Aadhar-related issues

Wage payments of more than 1.75 lakh Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers in Kerala are pending due to Aadhaar linking-related issues. The issues arose after the Union government made wage payment only through Aadhar-based accounts mandatory from February 1 onwards. The earlier option to get the wage transferred to the bank […]

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Centre cuts State’s MGNREGS labour budget

Centre cuts State’s MGNREGS labour budget

The Union government has made a significant reduction in the labour budget allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Kerala compared to the previous year. The State has been allocated 6.5 crore man-days of work this year, while the achievement of the previous year was 10.59 crore man-days of work. […]

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