‘War on the poor’: Kerala to lose Rs 1,600 crore annually with new rural jobs law, says minister
Thiruvananthapuram Dec 16 (IANS) The Union government’s proposed overhaul of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) amounts to a “declaration of war against ordinary citizens” and will severely cripple Kerala’s finances, as it stands to lose nearly Rs 1,600 crore every year if the new law is implemented, Local Self-Government Minister M.B. […]