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I write about #MGNREGA for @GenderITorg

For ~8cr rural women, MGNREGA is a crucial safety net that prioritises women in the workforce. Women accounted for 56.62% of the workforce last year.
Now, the two new mandates have caused all-round mayhem. (🧵1/n)
genderit.org/feminist-talk/…
FIRST: The online attendance with the #NMMS app.

Workers are losing out on their wages because of some ‘server issues’. Sarada, a worker for Rajasthan: “We are poor workers living from hand to mouth. Do they think we even know what a server is?” (🧵2/n)
genderit.org/feminist-talk/…
Surekha, a worker from Karnataka, has not been paid since the app was introduced. “Is it my fault that there is no network in the forest area where I live and work?” she asked.
(🧵3/n)

genderit.org/feminist-talk/…
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1/7: Very quick reading of #Budget2023-

🔸The #FinanceMinister claimed that #PMAwasYojana has jumped by 66%. In reality, allocations have dropped by 11% from ₹90K cr (AE 2021-22) to ₹79.5K (this year)

How many more jumlas will the @BJP4India Govt throw at India?
2/7: Not a single word in the FM’s speech for workers/labourers. Plus, only 0.1% allocation to Labour Ministry. Additionally, budget for the Employees Pension Scheme has halved, from ₹18,478 crores (AE 2021-22 to ₹9167 this year).

Na kaam karunga, na karne dunga?
3/7: For a Govt that claims to be pro-poor, it’s strange that allocations for #MGNREGA have dropped from ₹98,468 crores (AE 2021-22) to ₹60,000 crores this year.

That’s a drop of ₹38,468 crores at a time when more Indians depend on #NREGA for subsistence.
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#Forex reserves one of the largest; provide adequate buffer against global spillovers: FM in #LokSabha, quoting World Bank report
India has to work on becoming self-sufficient in fertiliser production, says Finance Minister #NirmalaSitharaman in #LokSabha
Finance Minister #NirmalaSitharaman hints at one more Supplementary Demands for Grants for #FY23 in #Budget session
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Snapshot of flagship central government schemes for #Telangana State. Image
Over the last 8 years, the Government of India under the leadership of PM @narendramodi has undertaken several initiatives towards the welfare of the people.
Through various central government institutions, the Government has been supporting various projects in #Telangana.
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@NABARDOnline has given more than ₹ 16,000 crores for various rural infrastructure projects.

Central Government Banks including NABARD provided ₹ 86,000 crores of loans at low-interest rates for the #Kaleswaram Irrigation Project.
2/n
@FinMinIndia
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Calling out #FakeClaim of @ArvindKejriwal on MGNREGA funds cut by Central Government:
Kejriwal is a compulsive broadcaster of malicious disinformation.
Kejriwal is a disingenuous populist and reckless rabble-rouser.
Here are the facts on #MGNREGA /#MGNREGS funds:
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Tub-thumping disinfo publicist @ArvindKejriwal is ignorant of Central Budget.
•Modi Government has been flexible and raised allocation for #MGNREGS as and when needed.
•UPA consistently spent lower on MGNREGA than it Budgeted; Modi Government has done the opposite.
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Modi Government spending on #MGNREGS has always been higher than budgeted.
•MGNREGA allocation was Rs 61,500 crore in Budget 2020-21.
•During pandemic Modi Govt increased MGNREGS allocation to an unprecedented Rs 1,11,500 crore, of which Rs 1,11,169 crore was actually spent.
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Weekly Infographics (1/7):

Unmet demand is consistently rising - this excludes the demand that is never even registered, hence missed from the data.
For #NREGA that guarantees 100 days of work, abysmally low proportion completed 100 days

#NREGA_बचाओ
#रोजगार_गारंटी_बढ़ाओ Image
The avg persondays that can be generated for each HH active that year, based on the budget allocation:

In last 5 FYs, highest no. of PDs possible is mere 54. Even in 20-21, when pandemic led to soaring #MGNREGA demand and revised budget was highest ever,avg was 49 days of work Image
Weekly Inforgraphic (2/7): Increase in rate of #Rural_Inflation is greater than increase in #NREGA wage rate in 4 out of last 5 years. The gap between the two is also increasing.

नरेगा मज़दूरी न्यूनतम मज़दूरी से कम क्यों ?
#ReviveNREGA
#GuaranteeRightToWork

@MoRD_GoI Image
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Thanks to this story, there is renewed interest in understanding the truly alarming state of #UnemploymentInIndia.
I have been writing on #unemployment consistently. Here's a THREAD of some of the recent explainers I wrote for @IndianExpress (1/n)
indianexpress.com/article/busine…
This is a good starting point to understand the issue at hand and to gain some conceptual clarity.
The data in all my pieces is either from #NSSO or @_CMIE
indianexpress.com/article/explai…
Here's how we compare with our Asian peers.
indianexpress.com/article/explai…
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A thread on Karnataka's Multi arch check dams just doing their job. We've built nearly 5000+ such dams in the last 5 years under MGNREGA. #MGNREGA
The check dam with arches is in best form when there is water trying to build pressure from behind. #mgnrega
On plain lands, reservoirs are created and bunds built to store rain water. #mgnrega
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#MGNREGA To give birth to a scheme in UPA period , no doubt. But there was mess, and it was poorly utilized, leading to even CAG’s report, mentioning as to how the people who should have got it did not get it. economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-…
UPA govt did not even have the actual numbers of farmers or workers who got enrolled on demand. scribd.com/document/13751…
In 2009-10 Budgeted Estimate (BE) was Rs. 39,100 crore; Revised Estimate (RE) was also Rs. 39,100 crore.
But the actual number, which was actually spent, was only Rs. 33,539 crore.
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Empowering to hear @nikhilmkss talk about 'new deal' needed to cater to inc. demand for jobs through #MGNREGA and idea of "MGNREGA +" which will include features of MGNREGA and Disaster Mgmt Employment Guarantee Pgm aimed at employment generation & post disaster rehabilitation.
Very thoughtful idea by @nikhilmkss of expanding #MGNREGA into services and how #Panchayats can leverage #labour force during disasters for last mile delivery such as the mass health services requirements we are currently facing during #Covid_19 crisis.
@mkssindia
@loktantrashala
Nikhil Dey: The most under-researched aspect of #MGNREGA is that of nurturing the #environment. MGNREGA is a "natural" women's program and environmental program.

If you missed this insightful session by @nikhilmkss from @mkssindia, please watch it here: cli.re/qNnpv8
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#LIVE | Finance Minister #NirmalaSitharaman outlines final tranche in govt's mega stimulus package
Track latest updates here bit.ly/366NZ3k twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Land, labour, liquidity & law will be our focus for today's briefing : FM @nsitharaman briefs media.
Track #LIVE updates here bit.ly/366NZ3k
@nsitharaman PM Garib Kalyan used the technology available to do direct cash transfer to the beneficiaries: FM @nsitharaman briefs media.
Track #LIVE updates here bit.ly/366NZ3k
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What is to be done about #COVID-19 in #India? "Can we be detached enough to see it as a spectacularly revelatory moment in history? A junction from where we decide which way to go. A moment to pursue debates on #Inequality & #Health Justice."@PSainath_org ruralindiaonline.org/articles/what-… ImageImage
"What to do,#ASHAs survive only on hope,"sighs Uma Patil.Village healthworkers who hold up the nation's primary healthcare system are paid tiny amts,get no benefits & struggle with shortages of supplies & long hrs. Regularise them.Give them protective gear.bit.ly/33Qvf7n ImageImage
The #health & lives of India’s #children, like 5.y.o Kynja are also in the hands of #anganwadi & #MidDayMeal workers. They are already on the frontlines of the battle – they too must be made full #employees, provided proper #wages, given protective gear. bit.ly/2WP2beQ ImageImageImage
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1 KG free pulses (type depending on what is preferred) to be given monthly to poor families for next 3 months under Pradhan Mantry Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana : @nsitharaman 5 KG Rice/wheat already given monthly under the scheme.

#CoronavirusLockdown #21daylockdown #Covid19India
(2) Additional 5 KG free wheat/rice under Kisan Samman Nidhi to also be given over and above current limits : @nsitharaman

#CoronavirusLockdown #Covid19India
(3) Rs. 50 lakh per person medical insurance cover for medical workers, sanitary crews, Asha workers in villages and doctors fighting #coronavirusindia : @nsitharaman

#21daylockdown #Covid19India
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#CoronavirusOutbreak | WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that a nationwide shurdown, which is being implemented by India to curb #COVID19, will not be enough to fight the outbreak. | Follow LIVE updates here: bit.ly/2UhuEs7
#CoronavirusOutbreak | A three-year-old Indian girl was among the 73 new #COVID19 cases that have been reported in #Singapore in a day, taking the tally to over 600. | Follow LIVE updates here: bit.ly/2UhuEs7
#CoronavirusOutbreak | Three persons, all with travel history abroad, tested positive for the novel in #Goa, health department officials said, as the tourist haven joined the states which have reported #COVID19 cases. | Follow LIVE updates here: bit.ly/2UhuEs7
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[1/n]. Budgetary allocation for #MGNREGA has been slashed from Rs. 71,002 crore in 2019-20 (R.E.) to Rs. 61,500 crore in 2020-21 (B.E.) viz. a fall of Rs. 9,502 crore (-13.4%). URL is bit.ly/2GI2cbf #UnionBudget2020 #EffectiveDemand #RuralDemand @kkuruganti @someshjha7
@kkuruganti @someshjha7 [2/n]. In comparison to #MGNREGA allocation of Rs. 60,000 crore in FY 2019-20 (B.E.), the rise in allocation in FY 2020-21 (B.E.) is just by Rs. 1,500 crore (viz. 2.5%). URL is bit.ly/2GI2cbf #RuralWages #KeynesianIntervention @businessline @Outlookindia
@kkuruganti @someshjha7 @businessline @Outlookindia [3/n]. In Budget at a Glance document (bit.ly/39223M3), nominal #GDPgrowth in 2020-21 over 2019-20 is expected to be 10%. It means that #MGNREGA allocation (B.E.) as %age of #GDP in 2020-21 is expected to be lower vis-a-vis what was there in 2019-20. #UnionBudget2020
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Budgetary allocation for #MGNREGA has been slashed from Rs. 71,002 crore in 2019-20 (Revised Estimates) to Rs. 61,500 crore in 2020-21 (Budget Estimates) viz. a fall of Rs. 9,502 crore (-13.4%). URL is indiabudget.gov.in/doc/Budget_at_… #EffectiveDemand
In comparison to #MGNREGA allocation of Rs. 60,000 crore in 2019-20 (B.E.), the rise in allocation in 2020-21 (B.E.) is just by Rs. 1,500 crore (viz. 2.5%). #unionbudget_2020 @newsclickin @sayantanbera @the_hindu @rozi_roti @NREGA_Sangharsh
@newsclickin @sayantanbera @the_hindu @rozi_roti @NREGA_Sangharsh Headline #retailinflation increased to 4.1% in 2019-20 (Apr-Dec, 2019) as compared to 3.7% in 2018-19 (Apr-Dec, 2018), according to #EconomicSurvey2020. URL is im4change.org/docs/497echapt… #MGNREGA #Budget2020 #FiscalStimulus #RuralDemand
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Named after #MahatmaGandhi, the #MGNREGA, one of the largest #publicworks programme in the world, came about because of inadequate govt schemes that weren't meeting the demand for #rural #employment. ruralindiaonline.org/library/resour… Image
Recognizing there was persistent #unemployment in rural areas – and no #SocialSecurity mechanism for the #poor, the #MGNREGA aims to provide #wage #employment to poor #rural households, strengthen rural #livelihoods, and ensure #socialinclusion. #GandhiAt150
The Act guarantees that state govts will set up schemes to provide no less than 100 days of #employment in one financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual #work.
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