MGNREGA workers to get wages within 7 days, UP govt tells House
LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said that the wages of MGNREGA workers will now be paid in seven days, instead of 15, and the guaranteed number of work days will be increased from 100 to 125. Replying during the Question Hour in the state Assembly, minister of state for rural development Vijay Lakshmi Gautam said the daily wage under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Uttar Pradesh has been fixed at Rs 252, as per a notification issued by the central government. She was responding to a question by SP member Anil Pradhan.P4...
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