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NREGS wage fixed at Rs 100 per day [1]

BHUBANESWAR: With the Centre fixing the wage under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) at Rs 100 a day per person, the flagship food security programme will benefit job seekers in the State.

While the minimum wage fixed by the State Government is Rs 90, registered job seekers under NREGS will now get Rs 10 more than the minimum wage.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2009
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar) [2]
Tags:
Rural Development [3], Anti-Poverty Programmes [4], Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) [5], Orissa (Odisha) [6], Food Security [7]
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