Ministry rules out extending rural job scheme to export sector

A file picture of an export oriented unit in Coimbatore.

Arun S.

The Commerce Ministry has rejected a proposal to extend the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to the export sector saying it is not feasible.

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Publication Date: 
03/04/2010
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Industrial Workers, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Unemployment, Ministry of Commerce and Industry