Main highlights in this update:

• Civil society groups to do NREGA audit again: The government has moved in to restore the role of civil society groups in conducting the social audit of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in an attempt to weed out corruption from various levels.

• Criteria for the Selection for the award of Best Gram Panchayats based on their contribution in implementing the MGNREGA: Twelve Gram Panchayats from seven states have been selected for the Award under the Scheme of Awards for Best Performing Gram Panchayats for the year 2009-10.

• Activist Sandeep Pandey returns NREGS award in protest: Magsaysay award winner and activist Sandeep Pandey has decided to return the  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) achievement award along with the cash award of Rs.44,000 that was presented to him in February 2009.

• Tiruvannamalai to get NREGS award: Tiruvannamalai district has been selected for a national award for successfully implementing the the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS). 

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