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Each of the 32 lakh workers was given an extra amount of Rs 50 per day in addition to their wages, under the MGNREGA.
Odisha CM directed the district administration to create more persondays at the district level and provide employment to the poor.
New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday (July 9) disbursed a Rs 352 crore package for 32 lakh workers engaged under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state from April to June. The financial package was a part of the Odisha government’s special COVID-19 package of Rs 1,690 crore for the poor.
Each of the 32 lakh workers was given an extra amount of Rs 50 per day in addition to their wages, under the MGNREGA. The state paid an additional amount of up to Rs 4,500 for three months to the workers, ANI reported.
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