Doubling farmers income: CM panel mulls ways to align works under MGNREGA
The sub-group also held discussions on interventions of MGNREGA to facilitate reduction of agrarian distress including work availability, wage rates, seasonality etc. They also had a discussion on ways to end the problem of stubble burning that is a major concern in northern India during the harvesting season.
The subgroup of chief ministers on agriculture and MGNREGA held their first meeting to meet PM Narendra Modi's stated goal of doubling farmers income by 2022. Image source: Reuters