Odisha sisters work for MGNREGS to fund engineering studies
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January 25, 2021 07:37 IST
Unable to find other options to earn money, they hope to pay off pending dues first
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Rosy Behera (white dress) returning from work with family members in Odisha’s Puri district. | Photo Credit:
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Unable to find other options to earn money, they hope to pay off pending dues first
For the past 20 days, Rosy Behera has been working to build a road near her village in Odisha’s Puri district where, instead of putting her civil engineering skills to work, she carries mounds of earth on her head as a daily wager under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).