 | No social audit held for NREGS works in Anantapur district in 2 yearsAccording to sources, out of 63 mandals in the district, social auditing has been completed in seven and currently it is being carried out in four mandals. |
 | Missive to Modi: KCR blasts Centre for hike in fertiliser, fuel pricesTRS supremo blames Centre’s skewed agriculture policy for steep rise in the cost of cultivation |
 | Employment scheme wage liability over Rs 1000 croreThe Centre has a pending wage liability of nearly Rs 1,402 crore towards many states under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS) during this financial year. |
 | BJD MPs meet Union Minister Giriraj, discuss PMAY(G) workSenior officials of the Ministry also attended the meeting. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had demanded 1.84 lakh houses for cyclone Fani-hit families under the PMAY(G). |
 | MGNREGS wages elude Karnataka workersIt was this scheme which aided migrant labourers returning to the state during the first and second waves of the pandemic. |
 | Migration ritual begins western Odisha districts after COVID unlockWith economic activities completely open after COVID restrictions and greener pastures beckoning, migration has begun from Balangir and other western Odisha districts. |
 | Odisha DRDA calls for action against range officer for misappropriating funds in MGNREGS projectSources said that in the financial year 2020-21, a grant of Rs 9.24 lakh was sanctioned for digging a pond in Badapanjariaguda under MGNREGS. |
 | Odisha 'fails' to meet work demand under MGNREGSAs around 1.2 per cent of the transactions are rejected, Rs 102 crore of last five financial years rejected wages are yet to be credited to workers’ accounts. |
 | Centre allots 1.83 crore more person days to APThis is the second time in the financial year that the Centre is sanctioning additional person-days to the State. |
 | Worries galore, Deepavali may not just be as bright for these people in NagapattinamAccording to officials, 43 villages in Mayiladuthurai district and 80 villages in Nagapattinam district have been left out from the scheme by the insurance firm concerned citing lack of losses. |
 | Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik requests PM Modi to release MGNREGS duesHe also requested the Prime Minister to release pending amount of Rs 1088 crore soon in order to ensure timely payment of wages to workers under the scheme. |
 | Villagers marooned as rains submerge bridgeThe rains that lashed the district recently submerged a low-lying bridge on a jungle stream, leaving the residents of R Venkatesapuram village marooned. |
 | ‘Misleading’ info by govt on NREGS bills irks Andhra HCThe Andhra Pradesh High Court expressed dissatisfaction over the panchayat raj department giving misleading information to it on the payment of MGNREGS bills to contractors. |
 | 4 town panchayats in Coimbatore district set for upgrade, no new areas to be annexedThe district administration arrived at the decision based on two consultative meetings held with the people on the issue. |
 | Failed by government, tribal man builds road for his village in Odisha's KandhamalThe indifference of the authorities could not be tolerated anymore by Dhaneswar as medical exigencies and other pressing issues kept bothering the inhabitants. |
