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Nearly 24 million people in rural areas enrolled for jobs under MNREGS: Govt

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NEW DELHI: Nearly 24 million job seekers in rural areas were enrolled for work under the national rural employment guarantee scheme so far since th lockdown was announced, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.

Outlining relief measures meant to mitigate the impact of the lockdown on farmers, migrants, and tribal communities under the ₹20 trillion stimulus package, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this week, Sitharman said the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) had generated 146.2 million person-days of work till 13 May.

This, the minister said, was 40%-50% higher on year. The government has increased wages under MGNREGS by from ₹182 to ₹202, Sitharaman said. “There is

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