Siddharthnagar (Uttar Pradesh), May 10 -- : The minimum days of guaranteed employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) will be increased to 150 days from 100, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Friday.
"We have thought of ways to solve the problem of unemployment in the country. We have decided to increase the minimum number of days from 100 to 150 under MNREGA. You will also get your wages on time, just like it was under Congress rule till 2014," Vadra said at an election rally here.
She praised the NYAY scheme and termed it a 'game changer' in the country. She said unlike BJP's jumla of "15 lakhs in every person's bank account," the scheme by Congress would give hope to Indians ...