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Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Reverse Migration of Workers Begin After Failing to Find Work Under MGNREGA
15 Jul 2021
The two basic reasons behind migration are – payment for MGNREGA work is never on time, so workers do not stick for a long time in any project, and second, the wages are very less than what they get…
PTI
Gujarat’s BJP Govt Praises MGNREGA; Calls it ‘Lifesaver’ for Migrant Labour During Pandemic
12 Jun 2021
Ironically, PM Modi had referred to the rural job guarantee scheme as a ‘living monument of UPA’s failure’.
Rosamma Thomas
Govt’s Bid to Divide NREGA Wages into SC/ST/Others Categories May Affect Timely Payment
02 Jun 2021
Each time the payment modality has been changed, workers have borne the brunt with delayed wage payment while facing ‘teething troubles’ in the system of disbursement.
Gyan Pathak
COVID-19 Driving Up Unemployment
12 May 2021
As India faces a grim economic scenario due to the second wave of the pandemic in India, the government needs to step in to create employment opportunities.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Andhra: Officials Allowed ‘Unauthorised’ Private Agency to Issue MGNREGA Identity Cards to Workers?
24 Mar 2021
A private agency claimed to provide ‘mandatory’ ID cards for employment guarantee scheme workers under the directions of government officials.
Kashif Kakvi
Acute Poverty and Lack of Work Main Issues for Many ahead of MP Bypolls
27 Oct 2020
From daily wage workers to migrants who came back home during the lockdown, the poor are struggling to make ends meet in MP’s Gwalior.
Amey Tirodkar
No Govt Aid, No Work: Maharashtra’s Unorganised Labourers Struggle for Survival
06 Oct 2020
The Maharashtra government announced monetary aid and ration to help labourers. But on the ground, the situation is different.
ICF Team
'Rights Based Legislation Have Been Undermined Since 2014'
23 Sep 2020
Activists Aruna Roy, Nikhi Dey and Rakshita Swamy talk to Indian Cultural Forum about the history of various rights based legislations enacted in India during 2004-2014.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: More Than Half of Migrant Workers Lost Source of Income Due to Lockdown
21 Aug 2020
Among the migrants who had returned home in the month of May, over two-thirds of the households who had reported complete loss of income due to lockdown had said that they have finances that are…
Avanindra Nath Thakur
COVID-19 in Rural India - XL: Impact on Rural Workforce in Bihar’s Bharri, An Update
02 Jul 2020
The increase in labour force participation from all age groups, with many self-employed households transitioning into casual wage employment and reverse migration coupled with a near absence of…