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    High demand for MGNREGA work: What does it signal about job growth?

    The number of households demanding work under the rural employment guarantee scheme is higher than in 2022 and even in pre-pandemic 2019

    Manas Chakravarty
    September 04, 2023 / 09:08 IST
    Work under this scheme is usually demanded only when other, more lucrative jobs are not available
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