Coronavirus: Uttarakhand CM Appeals to Start MGNREGa Wage Employment Duration

  • Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat Suggested PM Modi increase the MGNERAGa's Wage Employment Duration from 100 to 150 days.
  • He also requested PM to increase the economic activities in the states 7 districts which fall in the category of green zones.
  • He also said that the projects related to the national highway and MGNERAGa's have been started in 9 districts.
  • He further advocated the need for a phase-wise opening of sectors to ensure a gradual return to normalcy.
  • CM Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the state government has formed a three-member sub-committee to gauge the losses during the lockdown.
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