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Work demand under the government's flagship rural job guarantee programme fell sharply in July, possibly reflecting strong economic activity as well as plentiful monsoon showers that typically causes migration of unskilled workers to agriculture...
Work demand under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) usually drops when better-paying employment opportunities are available with strong economic growth..
About 22.80 million individuals demanded work in July under the scheme, down 21.6% from a year earlier, showed the preliminary data compiled by the rural development ministry..
Normal seasonal rains cause the typical large-scale migration of rural workers into crop sowing, reducing demand for unskilled jobs under the NREGS..
The data showed fewer individuals submitted work demands in key states such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana in July..
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