MNREGA wages to be deposited in banks closer to beneficiaries

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Press Trust of India Sivaganga (TN)
Last Updated : Dec 23 2013 | 11:16 PM IST
Government today said it is taking steps to deposit wages under the Mahathma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in banks closer to the beneficiaries instead of designated banks in each district.
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industries E M Sudarsana Natchiappan today said, "Under the new scheme, the workers could collect the money from the nearest bank."
Presently, in each district one bank had been chosen for depositing the wages under the scheme, but people found it difficult to withdraw the money as the bank was situated far away.
He said the Central government had granted Rs 100 crore for various development works, including Spices Park, in Sivaganga district.
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First Published: Dec 23 2013 | 11:16 PM IST

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