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The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, has increased the daily wages under the centrally-sponsored MNREGA in the state by Rs 13, benefiting about 25 lakh workers.
“Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has directed increasing the daily wages to Rs 132 from Rs 119,” a state government release here said.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MNREGA), a flagship poverty eradication programme of the UPA Government, envisages providing 100 days of employment to the rural poor.
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