National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Current Affairs, GK & News
‘Jalabhishekam’ Water Conservation Campaign
The Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, inaugurated 57,000 water structures under the “Jalabhishekam Water Conservation Campaign” on February 11, 2021 virtually from New Delhi. Highlights These water structures were constructed in Madhya Pradesh. The Water conservation work is being carried in the Madhya Pradesh by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with participation of public ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan • Jalabhishekam Water Conservation Campaign • Madhya Pradesh • MNREGA scheme • National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Jan Soochna Portal Launched in Rajasthan
The government of Rajasthan has launched the Jan Soochna Portal to enhance transparency and accountability and empower the right of the people to seek information. The portal is developed under the RAJasthan Innovation Vision (RAJIV). Jan Soochna Portal The portal creates a streamlined system for public information to prevent anomalies and corruption. The portal provides ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Freedom of information laws by country • Government of Rajasthan • India • Indian labour law • National Rural Employment Guarantee Act • Ration card • Right to Information Act • Right to work
Election Commission revises MGNREGA wage rates
Election Commission has approved to revise the wages under the MGNREGA ( Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme under the request of Rural Development Ministry from 1st April. The new wages has been notified which will be linked with the Consumer Price Index for agricultural labourers. The increase could be up to 5 ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Business • Economy • Economy of India • Indian labour law • Minimum Wages Act • National Rural Employment Guarantee Act • Right to work • Social audit
Geotagging of Assets
MNREGA is an employment guarantee scheme however there are issues of corruption and leakage of funds during transfer. In order to tackle such leakage Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO for geotagging of the assets created under MGNREGA. Geo-tagging of assets will ..
Topics: Bhuvan • Data • Economy of India • Geographic data and information • Geography • Geoportal • Indian Space Research Organisation • National Remote Sensing Centre • National Rural Employment Guarantee Act • Public-domain software • Remote Sensing • Space programme of India
Aadhaar Seeding
Aadhaar seeding is a procedure by which the Unique Identifications issued by the UIDAI are included in the database of service providers so that they can used the Aadhaar identity for authentication during service delivery. Some of the examples include linking with the MGNREGA scheme or the insurance carriers. Here two methods of seeding are ..
Topics: Aadhaar • Biometrics • Government of India • Identification • Identity documents of India • India • National Rural Employment Guarantee Act • Ration card • UID
Bihar to get Rs 560 cr credit from the World Bank for project Jeevika
The Central Govt and the Bihar Government inked pact with the World Bank for $ 100 million additional credit to intensify the ongoing Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project, Jeevika. Objective of Project Jeevika: The Project is targeted at enhancing the social and economic status of the rural poor in Bihar. The supplementary financing will help strengthen ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Bihar • Economy of India • Human activities • India • Indian labour law • National Rural Employment Guarantee Act • Nitish Mishra • Poverty reduction • Right to work