Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has played a vital role in providing employment to the millions of migrants labours returning to their villages from cities, particularly during
Over 55 million households demand work under MGNREGA this year so far
MGNREGA website shows that till July 13, around 227,233 households out of 47.8 mn were provided jobs under the scheme and have completed the mandatory 100 days employment
 "Mgnrega workers, migrant labourers")
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In 2019-20, 57.4 million people had sought work under the scheme in the full year.
Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown MGNREGA Indian migrant workers
First Published: Jul 14 2020 | 11:20 AM IST
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