Urban version of MGNREGA is expected to soften blow on people most affected by pandemic as India's economy heads for its deepest contraction in history.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday allocated an additional Rs 40,000 crore to MGNREGA, as part of the Rs 20 lakh crore Covid-19 economic relief package.
Led by Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot, the panel recommends expanding MGNREGA's ambit to include work in private enterprises such as factories, construction sites.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
MNREGA in urban areas ? It was Modiji who said in Parliament that the scheme was merely “khadda khodna”. If extended to our towns , can we then expect just potholes on our roads ?
MNREGA in urban areas ? It was Modiji who said in Parliament that the scheme was merely “khadda khodna”. If extended to our towns , can we then expect just potholes on our roads ?