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HP govt could not utilise MGNREGA fund: Cong

Shimla, Jul 10 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh unit of Congress on Friday said the state government was not utilising the MGNREGA to the full extent, to help people who have returned home to the state after losing their jobs during the ongoing pandemic of Novel Coronavirus.
According to Himachal Pradesh Congress In-charge Rajani Patil, the daily wage under the scheme should be increased in the state as it is among the lowest in the country. The wage rate in the state is Rs 198 for non-scheduled areas and Rs 248 for scheduled areas.
In neighbouring Haryana, it's Rs 309 per day while in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir, it is Rs 263, Rs 201 and Rs 204 per day, respectively. The wages for each state are notified by the Central government, she added.
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