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Sushil Modi seeks new law to protect migrants

Sympathising with migrant workers who endured days of hardship to return home amid the lockdown, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said he has urged the Centre to replace the......

'Not one rupee has come to states to fight COVID'

'The stimulus packages, sector reliefs, loans etc are coming to industry, but state governments have not got any money from GST, no money from excise, no money from any income source.' IMAGE:......

Entire country heard cries of migrants but not govt: Sonia

The entire country has heard the cries of migrants 'except the government', Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Thursday, while her party's leaders hoped that the Centre will wake up from its......

Back home, migrant workers stare at uncertain future

He paid through the nose to return to his native village in Bihar from Mumbai, among the cities worst-hit by COVID-19, but back home the future looks bleak for 20-year-old Vishal Kumar, who happens......

No end to struggle of migrant workers even after reaching home

They had left their homes for greener pastures in faraway Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and Rajasthan. THE MIGRANTS' STORIES IMAGE: Migrants, wearing masks, wait to get medically......

Revealed: Modi's plans for the economy

'We may not achieve what we achieved last year, but it is not as bad as it is made out to be.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Centre is planning to have the first issue of......

Covid-19 crisis: Revival in rural demand overstated, say economists

Much of the rural recovery story is based on the premise of agriculture doing well. Even if it clocks a growth of 2.5-3 per cent this year, it is still just around 15 per cent of the overall GDP.......

As labourers get jobs in farms, MGNREGA work demand drops

However, demand was still much higher compared to the previous years, underlining the scheme’s vital role in providing employment to the rural poor, a vast majority of whom are migrants.......

Work has begun in urban India, but, differently

'Usually, urban wage rates are 50 per cent higher than rural wage rates. But, this could be narrowing very rapidly now,' points out Mahesh Vyas, CEO, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. IMAGE:......

Abhijit Banerjee has a piece of advice for the Modi govt

In the short run, the government should loosen the purse strings but trying to invent new instruments is a bad idea, Banerjee said. Trust, he said, in the system is important at this point and......

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Modi's plans for the economy

'We may not achieve what we achieved last year, but it is not as bad as it is made out to be.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com � The... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/interview/revealed-modis-plans-for-the-economy/20200803.htm

Revival in rural demand overstated, say economists

Much of the rural recovery story is based on the premise of agriculture doing well. Even if it clocks a growth of 2.5-3 per cent this year, it is... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/report/covid-19-crisis-revival-in-rural-demand-overstated-say-economists/20200803.htm

As labourers get jobs in farms, MGNREGA work demand drops

However, demand was still much higher compared to the previous years, underlining the scheme’s vital role in providing employment to the... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/report/as-people-get-jobs-in-farms-mgnrega-work-demand-drops/20200801.htm

Railways provides employment under MGNREGA

Representativ image. LUCKNOW: North Eastern Railway (NER) is providing employment to labourers under MGNREGA in coordination with the state... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/railways-provides-employment-under-mgnrega-in-coordination-with-uttar-pradesh-government/articleshow/77242238.cms

Kargil martyr’s mother is MGNREGA worker

Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations have no meaning for Naik Nirmal Singh’s mother Jagir Kaur (80) whose world fell apart when she lost her son 21... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/punjab-kargil-martyrs-mother-is-mgnrega-worker/articleshow/77211824.cms

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