Ludhiana, Jan. 11 -- BJP national secretary and former Haryana agriculture minister OP Dhankhar on Friday said the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme would be linked with the Prime Minister's Gati Shakti app to ensure complete transparency and curb irregularities.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP district office in Dugri, Dhankhar said the number of guaranteed workdays under MGNREGA had been increased from 100 to 125 days as part of the government's rural development mission. District BJP president Rajnish Dhiman and Punjab BJP general secretary Anil Sareen were also present.

Dhankhar said workers would now receive wages within 15 days, unlike earlier when payments were often delayed for thre...