LibTech’s members and our original research are often quoted in the news on issues that are adjacent to our work. Here we compile some selected news reports that are based on our reports or quote our members.

 

 

  1. MGNREGA employment drops steeply after Centre rolls out new rural jobs law, The Telegraph India, 15 July 2026.

  2. Worker rolls shrink by 67.6 lakh in first fortnight after MGNREGS transition, finds LibTech, The Hindu, 15 July 2026.

  3. VB G RAM G | Will panchayats be reduced to implementers?, Deccan Herald, 1 July 2026.

  4. VB-GRAMG begins with Rs 1 wage hike for Telangana workers, Rs 5 each for Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, Down To Earth, 1 July 2026.

  5. In Andhra’s tribal Anganwadis, digital apps are adding to workers’ burdens, The News Minute, 15 June 2026.

  6. Why workers in rural Jharkhand are wary of the new VB-G RAM G programme, Scroll, 26 May 2026.

  7. Centre issues draft rules for VB-GRAMG, Down To Earth, 23 May 2026.

  8. MGNREGA to formally cease from July 1, Down To Earth, 11 May 2026.

  9. MGNREGS coverage and workdays fell sharply in 2025–26: LibTech India, The Hindu, 9 May 2026.

  10. MGNREGA employment drops steeply after Centre rolls out new rural jobs law, The Telegraph India, 9 May 2026.

  11. MGNREGA employment in Telangana hits 5-year low: Report flags shrinking workforce, Deccan Herald, 25 April 2026.

  12. A.P. records weakest MGNREGA performance since bifurcation; work, income, workforce shrink sharply, The Hindu, 19 April 2026.

  13. Guaranteed Rural Employment in AP Drops by 563 Lakh Days, Deccan Chronicle, 19 April 2026.

  14. 23.2 percent dip in MGNREGA person-days hits rural jobs in Andhra Pradesh, The New Indian Express, 19 April 2026.

  15. AP records sharpest MGNREGA drop since bifurcation, The Hans India, 19 April 2026.

  16. MGNREGA’s worst year in Andhra Pradesh: Employment collapses 23% amid policy transition, Deccan Herald, 18 April 2026.

  17. No MGNREGA safety net for migrant workers returning due to LPG crisis as scheme comes to a standstill, Down To Earth, 17 April 2026.

  18. India’s digital welfare system is quietly eroding people’s basic rights, India Development Review, 18 March 2026.

  19. From court to coalition: How can Karnataka sustain its challenge to VB-GRAMG?, The South First, 10 February 2026.

  20. Estimating wage corruption in MNREGA, Ideas for India, 9 February 2026.

  21. 40% state share may slash employment days in AP under VB–G Ram G scheme, Times of India, 1 February 2026.

  22. VB-G RAM G receives Rs 95,692 crore; will not meet 125 days of promised employment, Down To Earth, 1 February 2026.

  23. VB-GRAM G: India’s Rural Employment Guarantee Needs More Than Tech Promises, Internet Freedom, 24 January 2026.

  24. Guarantee expires, Down To Earth, 16 January 2026.

  25. Why VB-G RAM G raises fears over future of rural jobs in Andhra Pradesh, The Federal, 12 January 2026.

  26. VB-G RAM G puts Andhra Pradesh’s rural job guarantee ‘at risk’, The New Indian Express, 4 January 2026.

  27. India pioneered job guarantees. A new law could weaken them, critics say., The Washington Post, 2 January 2026.

  28. Restrict, Dismantle, Repeal’: How Modi Government Killed MGNREGA Before VB-G Ram G Was Tabled, The Wire, 31 December 2025.
  29. VB-GRAMG Act will impact transparency and public scrutiny: Researchers, Down to Earth, 28 December 2025.
  30. India’s jobs guarantee scheme: A global model under threat?, BBC, 23 December 2025.
  31. VB-G RAM-G: Act replacing MGNREGA might impose financial burden on Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Deccan Herald, 22 December 2025.
  32. VB-G RAM G replaces MGNREGA: What’s at stake, India Development Review, 19 December 2025.
  33. Hey Ram: NREGA is neutered by an ominous mix of funds tweak, tech and halt time, Telegraph India, 16 December 2025.
  34. New wage programme set to replace MGNREGA no longer demand-driven, critics warn, Down to Earth, 15 December 2025.
  35. MGNREGA Employment Drops Amid Digital Rules and Budget Cuts, Left Views, 3 December 2025.
  36. MGNREGA Workforce In AP Falls 11 per cent During E-KYC Rollout, Deccan Chronicle, 2 December 2025.
  37. 14 lakh MGNREGA workers drop off rolls in six weeks during e-KYC push in Andhra Pradesh, says report, The Hindu, 2 December 2025.
  38. Dip in work generated under NREGA across 11 states, report flags tech hurdles, Telegraph India, 22 November 2025.
  39. Person-days generated under MGNREGS dropped in 2025-26, Millenium Post, 20 November 2025.
  40. Employment under MGNREGS falls for second year in a row, The Hindu, 20 November 2025.
  41. Mandatory eKYC puts crores of MGNREGA workers at risk of losing access to work, Telegraph India, 20 November 2025.
  42. 27 lakh MGNREGS workers deleted from Oct 10 to Nov 14, says report, Nagaland Post, 18 November 2025.
  43. ‘Highly unusual’: 27 lakh MGNREGS workers ‘deleted’ from Oct 10 to Nov 14, reveals report, Mint, 17 November 2025.
  44. MGNREGA database sees sudden spike in deletions: 27 lakh workers wiped out in one month, Mathrubhumi, 17 November 2025.
  45. 27 lakh MGNREGA workers deleted between October 10 and November 14: Report, Scroll, 17 November 2025.
  46. 27 lakh MGNREGA workers deleted between October 10 and November 14, The Hindu, 16 November 2025.
  47. MGNREGA employment declines in Andhra Pradesh, The New Indian Express, 10 November 2025.
  48. Andhra Pradesh sees sharp fall in employment under MGNREGS, The Hindu, 31 October 2025.
  49. Software Flaws Aid Land Grab From Tribal And Dalit Farmers, Pulitzer Center, 22 October 2025.
  50. Your basis to live is checked at each and every step’: India’s ID system divides opinion, The Guardian, 14 October 2025.
  51. The Impossible Maze Of India’s New Student Identity Project—APAAR, DECODE, 13 October 2025.
  52. How journalists can hold algorithms accountable in India — and beyond, Reuters Institute, 2 September 2025.
  53. Declining MGNREGA Employment in Rajasthan: Livelihood Crisis or Policy Reform?, Cap Rajasthan, 18 August 2025.
  54. Infrastructures of exclusion: How e-KYC impacts access to food, India Development Review, 12 August 2025.
  55. RTI Act a tool for empowerment, Adivasi women told, Times of India, 19 July 2025.
  56. How to hold algorithms accountable in India, RISJ Paper, 1 July 2025
  57. State sees dip in MGNREGA jobs, despite rise in sign-ups, Hindustan Times, 6 July 2025.
  58. Employment under MGNREGS dipped in state, claims report, Times of India, 5 July 2025.
  59. Mismatch between MGNREGS coverage, delivery, says report,  The Hindu, 19 May 2025.
  60. In the dark without data: Census delay leaves citizens in limbo, Deccan Herald, 4 February 2024.
  61. 2024 Interim Budget | Net zero gain for job guarantee scheme, The Hindu, 1 February 2024
  62. How Aadhaar is strangling MGNREGA in a Maharashtra district and pushing workers to migrate, Scroll.in, 23 January 2024.
  63. Faulty compulsion: On the issue of MGNREGS and Aadhaar seeding, The Hindu, 3 January 2024
  64. Case-by-case exemption from new MGNREGS payment system: Centre, The Hindu, 1 January 2024.
  65. The mystery of the disappearing MGNREGA Job cards: An EPW Engage visual piece based on LibTech members’ Commentary piece in EPW.
  66. MGNREGA unveils remarkable growth in Andhra Pradesh, The Hindu, 26 October 2023
  67. Rule flout stink in job card purge; glare on 5 crore NREGA deletions in a year, The Telegraph, 20 October 2023.
  68. From NREGA Job Card Deletions to Complex Aadhaar Mechanism, Tech Solutions Are Not the Answer, The Wire, 26 September 2023.
  69. Making Aadhaar-Based Payments Compulsory for NREGA Wages Is a Recipe for Disaster, The Wire, 16 February 2023
  70. Wages and aadhaar: 40% NREGA workers face ‘biometric validation problem’, Counterview, 19 November 2020.