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House panel calls for MGNREGA wage hike, flags delay in payment
The New Indian Express Tiruchy
|April 04, 2025
A parliamentary panel has raised concerns over delays in the payment of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and called for systemic improvements, a timely allocation of funds, an increased pension and enhanced social security measures to alleviate financial distress among rural workers and vulnerable segments.
The Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, in its eighth report on MGNREGA that was tabled in Parliament on Thursday, noted that delays in the payment of wages continue to affect lakhs of rural workers dependent on the scheme.
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