Search Results for Tag : nrega

Judgments

State cannot excuse itself of unemployment allowance under NREGA(21.01.2016)

The economic capacity of the State government cannot be a factor to deny unemployment allowance to job seekers who applied under the national rural em.....

Tags : nrega, unemployment allowance, financial incapacity

News

SC Says, MNREGS Funds not Enough for Drought-Hits(08.04.2016)

Supreme Court has slammed Centre and said money allocated for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) was not enough to addres.....

Tags : Supreme Court, MNREGA

Notifications & Circulars

NULM becomes bigger in scope – and name(07.04.2016)

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation enhanced the scope of the National Urban Livelihoods Mission, and renamed it the ‘Deendayal Anty.....

Tags : Nulm, employment, nrega, livelihood centre

Top Story

Supreme Court orders States to pull head out of sand(11.05.2016)

Aghast by States’ failure to acknowledge drought conditions in parts of the country, in a series of orders, the Supreme Court ordered updating of the .....

Tags : Drought management manual, disaster, food security, nrega

Government Makes 'Aadhaar' Mandatory for Members & Pensioners of EPS & MGNREGA(06.01.2017)

Ministry of Labour & Employment and Ministry of Rural Development have made ‘Aadhaar’ mandatory for members and pensioners of Employees’ Pension Schem.....

Tags : Ministry of Labour & Employment, Ministry of Rural Development, Employees’ Pension Scheme, MGNREGA

Measures taken to check irregularities in MGNREGA(24.07.2017)

The Government today said that the launching of National Electronic Fund Management System (NeFMS) in 21 States and one UT for direct transfer of wage.....

Tags : Irregularities, MGNREGA, Measures

Gujarat High Court Curbs Govt's Plan to Terminate MGNREGA Employees(07.06.2019)

Gujarat High Court has stayed a condition prescribed in a Government Resolution dated May 20 whereby it has decided to terminate the contracts of Maha.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court, MGNREGA

Madras High Court: Section 6 of MGNREGA Not Unconstitutional(05.03.2020)

Madras High Court has held that Section 6 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 is not violative of Articles 1.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Constitutionality of MGNREGA

Calcutta HC Directs to Conduct Enquiry Into Alleged Misappropriation of MGNREGA Funds(18.01.2022)

Calcutta High Court has directed the District Magistrate, Purba Medinipur to conduct an enquiry into the alleged defalcation of funds allocated under .....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Misappropriation of MGNREGA Funds

Orissa HC: Collector Can Transfer Gram Rozgar Sevaks for Administrative Exigencies(20.09.2022)

Orissa High Court has held that Collector can transfer Gram Rozgar Sevakas, who are engaged under Section 18 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Empl.....

Tags : Orissa High Court, MGNREGA, Rozgar Sevaks

Guj. HC: Grievance Related to MGNREGA Scheme to be Raised under Statutory Scheme Provided Therein(12.02.2025)

Gujarat High Court has directed that as the conduct of the MGNREGA scheme is governed by the Statutory enactment named as the MGNREGA Act, 2005, any g.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court, MGNREGA scheme, Statutory Scheme

HP HC: MNREGA Workers Don’t Fall Under the Category of Employees under Employee's Compensation Act(06.05.2025)

HP HC has observed that once it is clear that MNREGA worker is not covered under the definition of Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 there is no right.....

Tags : HP High Court, MNREGA Worker, Employee's Compensation Act

Calcutta HC Directs Implementation of MGNREGA Scheme after Three Year Hiatus(19.06.2025)

Calcutta High Court has directed implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme prospectively from 01st.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, MGNREGA Scheme, Implementation