Karnataka has sought an increase in the number of guaranteed person days of work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme by 25 to 50 days for rural households from the present 100 days in a bid to strengthen the rural infrastructure and improve the livelihood of poor families in rural areas.
Speaking to The Hindu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge said already he had written a letter in this regard to the Union RDPR Minister. “I will soon meet the Union Minister in New Delhi to personally request him to increase the man days under MGNREGA scheme,” he said.
