MGNREGA

While it claims to be a demand-based scheme with an elastic budget, NREGA’s failure to support the rural economy in 2021 indicates otherwise.

Women from low-income households are bearing an unfair burden of the socio-economic impact of COVID-19. What are some policy interventions that can support a gender-inclusive employment recovery?

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.

Along with cuts in the NREGA budget in 2020-21, the central government is delaying wage payments to the states, affecting rural workers in times of 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.