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Coronavirus: MGNREGA jobs crash to 1% of normal -Priscilla Jebaraj

-The Hindu

With worksites closed, activists urge SC to ensure wages for all those registered

Employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has collapsed to just over 1% of the usual rate this month due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

Activists petitioned the Supreme Court demanding that the government pay full wages to all active job card holders during this time, following its own instructions issued to other employers.

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