SRINAGAR : The Government of India has approved an increase in the number of person-days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) from 100 to 150 days for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in view of rural livelihoods impacted by recent natural calamities. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday welcomed the decision and expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan. In a post on X, he said the move would enhance livelihood security in vulnerable areas and support families facing financial stress.

The Lieutenant Governor said that 1,962 panchayats across the UT had been declared flood affected, causing widespread disru

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