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“The choice of work seeks to address the causes of chronic poverty: such as drought, deforestation and soil erosion,’’ said deputy collector MREGS Prakash Kadam. The survey will commence soon. The families will be given the requisite job card and the service record maintained. It will be updated on the web. “The scheme provides alternative work during non-farming season. Farmers can continue to have a source of income in the village itself.
“The programmes will have a time frame for each level. The survey on. Kadam will ensure that cards will be issued from January 26 in gram sabhas. “Last year we had around 27,000 youth seeking employment in the unskilled work. This year, with the job cards, there will be many more,” he says.
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