The MGNREGS dashboard, maintained by the rural development ministry, showed 2.6 crore households and 3.7 crore persons were looking for work in April this year, higher by 91% and 85%, respectively, over April 2020. In April 2019, 2 crore households and 3 crore individuals wanted work under the rural...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/mgnrega-april-demand-under-rural-jobs-scheme-highest-in-seven-years/2243406/

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