Govt should provide more than 100 days of MGNREGA work to combat rural stress, says former agriculture secretary

T Nanda Kumar argues that the government should go beyond the minimum number of days set out in the statute, and suggests that it can also increase disbursal under PDS, especially in pockets where the need is particularly felt.

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