MGNREGA

Often the sole source of income for rural households, NREGA has been plagued with issues during the pandemic. Insights from the ground explain why.

Workers in Rajasthan are demanding more workdays and better wages under MGNREGA.

Despite the backlash she faced from her community, a youth leader works to ensure every person in her village has sufficient food and employment to get them through the COVID-19 pandemic.

People who live in flood-prone parts of eastern India could soon face the threat of COVID-19, alongside flood-induced displacement.

In rural Rajasthan, community health workers are taking on new roles—dispelling myths around the pandemic and allaying fears that come with the lockdown.

As migrant workers return to their villages, rural India’s dependence on NREGA is likely to increase. Here’s how it can effectively reduce rural distress.

With the central government delaying wage payments to the states, rural workers are suffering as they do not get work in times of real need.

Putting women at the front and center of NREGA not only makes it more effective and transparent, but also changes societal perceptions of what women can and cannot do.

Lack of formal jobs, coupled with shrinking availability of agricultural work, has led to declining numbers of women in the rural workforce.

Including labour payments for farm activities, from sowing to harvesting, in MGNREGA is unviable and detrimental to the programme.