Rural Crisis

In Nandurbar, delayed MGNREGA wages trap workers in a vicious cycle of debt and migration

A rise in work allocation through the pandemic saw an enthusiastic response. Now, delayed wages and reduced allocation forces workers out of the district again.

Tabassum Barnagarwala
· Sep 24, 2022 · 09:00 am
Demand for jobs under MGNREGA grew almost 10% in the last year of NDA government: Report

Social activist Nikhil Dey said the demand grew due to joblessness.

Scroll Staff
· Mar 26, 2019 · 10:40 am
As MNREGA work dries up, even the elderly in Bihar are migrating to brick-kilns

The cost of underfunding the rural jobs scheme is visible in the villages of Bihar.

M Rajshekhar
· Oct 28, 2016 · 11:30 am

Why 2015-’16 was the worst year ever for MGNREGA

Should the government rethink the policy?

Shobhit Mathur and Nomesh Bolia, Indiaspend.com
· May 02, 2016 · 08:30 pm