Demand for MGNREGA work rises: Ministry data
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Last Updated: May 17, 2021, 11:26 PM IST
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In the wake of the pandemic, there have been casualties in operating staff for implementation of rural development schemes and those work in the front have witnessed casualties due to COVID-19, the ministry said in a statement.
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As many as 1.85 crore people have been given work in May so far, which is 52 per cent higher compared to 1.22 crore in 2019 in the same period, the Rural Development Ministry said.
Despite the second coronavirus wave entering rural areas and lockdown in several states, the demand for work under rural employment scheme MGNREGA is on the rise, according to the data released by Rural Development Ministry on Monday.
Replacing J&K RTI Act With Centre s Law Has Weakened People s Right to Know
On certain counts, the erstwhile stateâs own RTI Act was stronger than the Union law. Its repeal when Article 370 was read down has led to chaos and complications.
RTI Activists holding a protest in Kashmir against the denial of information under RTI Act. Photo: Author provided.
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In December 2020, my colleague and I filed four right to information (RTI) appeals with the Central Information Commission (CIC), New Delhi, under the RTI Act, 2005.
Midway through May 2021, not even one of those four appeals has been listed for a first hearing. Is this what the Central government means by âempowermentâ?
J-K: PMGSY brings smile to people in Rajouri s Kalakote with connectivity, employment ANI | Updated: May 10, 2021 07:57 IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 10 (ANI): The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has brought a smile to people living in the remotest hilly areas in the Kalakote subdivision in Rajouri with road connectivity and employment opportunity.
The 15 km PMGSY road stretches from Mathiani to Odhan connecting over 12 villages in this region. People are getting employment. There was no connectivity. Patients used to die before reaching the hospital. Now, vehicles are coming to the doorstep. Due to lockdown and COVID pandemic, people cannot go for work to other places. Not just the locals, but people from Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh also came here for work, Parvinder Singh, a local working as a labourer in the project told ANI.
The residents of Drangbal village in Jammu and Kashmir Baramulla district lauded the efforts of the district administration for the construction of the roads
J-K: Residents lauds administration efforts for construction of road at Baramulla s Drangbal village ANI | Updated: May 01, 2021 09:34 IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 1 (ANI): The residents of Drangbal village in Jammu and Kashmir s Baramulla district lauded the efforts of the district administration for the construction of the roads in the area. Baramulla was known as gateway of Kashmir but it lost its prestige with time. The construction of the road passing through the Drangbal village was being demanded by the residents for better connectivity, Abid Salam, a local resident told ANI.
Salam lauded the efforts of the Jammu and Kashmir administration and the district administration for fulfilling the demand of the residents.