 | Karnataka CM slams Centre over not giving nod for increasing MGNREGA man days from 100 to 150 daysSiddaramaiah said that Karnataka has not received a single Rupee as compensation from the Centre as per the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) norms. |
 | Congress win in Assembly elections would add strength to INDIA bloc: Manickam TagoreTagore said cadres speaking about the party's inside matters in public is not fair and if they want to convey something, they could address it to the Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge. |
 | MGNREGA social audit: Kerala tops list of states, followed by Bihar and Jammu and KashmirAccording to statistics, Kerala carried out the social audit in all 941 panchayats in the state |
 | Alleging scam, Lokpal of Gujarat MGNREGA quitsHe pointed out that in 80% of the state’s Talukas, a large-scale scam involving the misappropriation of public funds is occurring. |
 | 91 lakh MGNREGA workers unpaid for nine weeks: MP Manickam TagoreAddressing media persons, the MP said that this could result in a black Deepavali for over 91 lakh workers since the Centre didn't release funds. |
 | Panchayat members taking MGNREGA wages without work in KeralaThe department of local self-government deems this conduct not only unacceptable but also a form of financial fraud. |
 | TMC to resume protest on MGNREGA dues if Centre does not give response by Oct 31: Abhishek BanerjeeOn October 3 and 4, the Trinamool Congress staged a protest in Delhi's Jantar Mantar demanding the release of funds by the Centre. The protest saw participation from around 4,000 MGNREGA cardholders. |
 | Bengal political drama: TMC and Union Minister Sadhvi Jyoti clash over MGNREGA duesThe TMC accused her of not meeting Banerjee and the party delegation in Delhi and fleeing through the back-door of her office on October 4. |
 | Government forced 'digitalisation' in MGNREGA, using it as tool to discourage demand: CongressJairam Ramesh's attack on the government came after a media report claimed that six months into the financial year, the flagship rural employment programme, MGNREGS has run out of funds. |
 | PM can criticise Cong as much as he wants but should not 'take away' rights of poor: KhargeThe Congress chief claimed that due to drastically decreasing household income and inflation, "crores of people are forced to wander from door to door in search of work under MGNREGA" |
| TMC's indefinite sit-in continues outside Raj Bhavan, BJP says guv security jeopardizedAbhishek Banerjee launched the sit-in on Thursday after thousands of party functionaries and its top leadership marched up to Raj Bhavan to protest the withholding of Bengal's MGNREGA dues. |
 | Abhishek Banerjee leads TMC protest at Rajghat pressing Centre to release MGNREGA fundsTMC has accused the BJP-led NDA govt of withholding Rs 15,000 crore in dues to the state under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and PM Awas Yojana. |
 | BJP blames corruption, lack of action in Bengal under Centre's schemes for suspension of fundsLocket Chatterjee said the TMC was doing a circus in Delhi while its government in West Bengal was engaged in corruption. |
 | TMC leader Abhishek ups ante against Centre over MGNREGA funds, other schemesThe two-day protest in the national capital is aimed at pressing for the Centre’s release of funds due to Bengal which includes wages under the MGNREGA scheme. |
 | Himachal CM Sukhu announces Rs 4,500-crore package to aid disaster-hit peopleSukhu said aid from the special package will be given irrespective of income limit to all affected people whose houses, agricultural or any other types of land or crops have been damaged. |
 | Centre carrying out 'planned euthanasia' of MGNREGA, says CongressCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared a media report which claimed that the MGNREGS social audit units were in a state of paralysis in many states. |
 | TN: Panchayat staff arrested for morphing photographs of MGNREGA womenDuring questioning, Vasanthkumar said he had photographed the women, all MGNREGA workers, for attendance purposes. |
 | Panchayat staff from Kallakurichi arrested for morphing photos of MGNREGA womenA 27-year-old man, who allegedly morphed images of women, and another man who threatened to expose him were arrested by Thiyagadurugam police. |
 | Unnati project to boost MGNREGA workers’ skillsProject intends to improve workers’ livelihoods by providing a stipend of Rs 272 per day, training, uniforms and medical services |
 | Hundreds of MGNREGA employees in Karnataka deprived of salary for six months nowAs confirmed by sources, employees under the NREGA across the state have not received their salaries for six months. |
