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Gujarat GST detects 'tax evasion' worth over Rs 45 crore in Central schemes, including MGNREGA, in Dahod and Gir-Somnath

June 21, 2025 12:14 am

The Gujarat GST department said that these findings allegedly “point to a systematic and deliberate attempt by these four taxpayers to suppress taxable income and manipulate tax liability"

Calcutta High Court's MGNREGA order underlines people shouldn’t suffer for the corruption of a few

June 20, 2025 4:57 pm

The Court has made it clear that the Centre must show restraint while punishing states for irregularities in schemes. Governments should read its larger message against weaponising schemes

MNREGA 'scam': Congress, AAP demand resignation of Gujarat Minister Bhachubhai Khabad

May 24, 2025 11:20 am

A statement from the AAP on Friday said, "Big scams have been happening in the MGNREGA scheme in the villages of Dahod"

Digging rainwater pit, MGNREGA workers stumble upon coins dating back to 1826, gold ornaments

July 18, 2024 8:27 am

On Wednesday, the state archeology department examined the items and said they were of archeological value

What it would mean to give farmers a fair deal

March 04, 2024 11:09 pm

It would mean eliminating the urban consumer bias that always wants lower and lower prices, often at the cost of farmers. This mindset in policy making must change

BJP desperate to divert attention from dharna on Centre’s dues: TMC

February 08, 2024 8:05 am

The BJP, however, has alleged that the West Bengal government had issued 2.5 million fake MGNREGS job cards due to which crores of rupees of government funds were siphoned off.

Early signs of crowding in of private investment, domestic demand resilient: CII President

December 07, 2023 7:32 am

Domestic demand remains resilient…manufacturing sectors such as automotive, construction materials, metals & mining, oil & gas are doing relatively better, other sectors are steadily catching up

From MNREGA worker to Asian Games medal: Lessons from Ram Baboo on ‘revdi’ culture and the welfare state

October 08, 2023 12:49 pm

The structures, institutions and schemes that have helped him along the way should be his rights as a citizen, a basic tenet of this country’s social contract. Without that architecture, perhaps Ram Baboo would not have found his place on the podium.

TMC protest: Bengal at top in terms of demand for two schemes over which Centre funds stopped

October 05, 2023 7:00 am

In terms of number of families availing MNREGS, Bengal stood first in country in 2015-16, at 61 lakh; for this year, the figure so far is 7,598; similarly PMAY-G numbers in state plunged from 5.89 lakh in 2017-18 to 1.47 lakh in 2022-23

Derek O’Brien writes: BJP’s double-engine sarkars have hurt the poor

September 30, 2023 10:52 am

Rightful wages under MNREGA have been denied to 1.4 crore workers in Bengal. Is anybody listening?

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