Govt. to pay additional 0.05 p.c. of wages under MGNREGA for delay in disbursal

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The State government has decided to pay an additional 0.05 per cent of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as compensation in case there was delay in disbursal after the scheduled 15 days, according to H.K. Patil, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and also Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee assessing the prevailing drought conditions in various districts of Hyderabad-Karnatak region.