Sugrib Naik (29) and Singi Majhi (59) are a generation apart and have never met. They have nothing in common except, recently, both their names were struck out of the beneficiary list under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which provides at least 100 days of paid work annually to at least adult member of a family.
In both the cases, there is a mismatch between their names on the MNREGS jobcards and their Aadhaar card. A missing letter, a differently spelt name is enough to push both to a common destiny — migration to earn a living.
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