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‘Additional Rs 40,000 crore allocated for MGNREGA’: Nirmala Sitharaman

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‘Additional Rs 40,000 crore allocated for MGNREGA’: Nirmala Sitharaman

‘Additional Rs 40,000 crore allocated for MGNREGA’: Nirmala Sitharaman

FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces final tranche of the economic package.

She said that government will allocate Rs 40,000 crore for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to boost employment.

Sitharaman said this will ensure that those going back to their villages will get work during monsoon.


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