Union minister of state for planning M V Rajashekharan said that the National Employment Guarantee Programme will soon be implemented in all the 560 districts of the country. | |
| Speaking to reporters here, he said the scheme has already been implemented in 250 districts and it will be extended to remaining 310 districts soon. |
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| The minister informed that 13.05 crore poor labours have already been provided employment under the Rs 45,000 crore scheme. |
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| In Karnataka, the scheme in being implemented in Chitradurga, Davanagere, Bidar,Gulbarga and Raichur districts. |
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| On according the classical language status to Kannada, Rajshekharan said that the Centre was committed to according the status but was waiting for a report from the experts' committee. The Centre will act soon after receiving the report. |
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| Claiming that the Centre has released sufficient grants to Karnataka for drought relief works, Rajashekharan said that 2 lakh metric tonne of foodgrain had already been released to the state. |
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| He decried the habit of the state government to blame the Centre all the time. |
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