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Jammu & kashmir
Residents of Rajouri have Employment
Locally with MGNREGA
With the employment awarded to
them under Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee
Act (MGNREGA), residents in Rajouri
District of Kashmir are happy that with
the implementation of this scheme, they
have found work in their own district.
They said that they are now saved from
the trouble of traveling to other states in
search of employment.
“Since MGNREGA has started, lots
of people have come forward and
participated in the scheme. Most
labourers started working locally and
today NREGA provides employment
to every household and people are
saved from going to find work in Katra
or Shimla,” said Shaqbir Ahmed, a
resident.
The most significant gainers of the
scheme were women, as they have
got the opportunity to break the social
shackles of male dependency and be
self-sufficient.
“There was once a time when women
were not allowed to step out of the house
and women were not independent. Men
had the responsibility of taking care of
all the needs of women. Women were
completely dependant on men. But now
the times have changed and women are
working in MGNREGA, they are getting