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Centre brings attendance system in NREGA to curb corruption; faces protest

Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh termed the recent measures as steps to check corruption in the scheme and said that the government will not compromise on transparency

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MGNREGA | Agriculture | economy

Sanjeeb Mukherjee  |  New Delhi 

mgnrega, workers, labour, poverty, poor, villages

For Reena Devi from Muzaffarnagar District in Bihar, the new mobile application to mark attendance for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) work has created more trouble than easing out the process.

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First Published: Tue, February 28 2023. 11:12 IST

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