Mysuru: MNREGA employees stage protest, demand payment of pending 7-month salaries
"The salaries have not been released since November 2024 for the employees working on projects under the MNREGA scheme. Managing our lives and families has become extremely difficult," said Manjunath, President of the Mysuru district unit of MNREGA Employees Association.
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Mysuru: MNREGA employees stage protest, demand payment of pending 7-month salaries
"The salaries have not been released since November 2024 for the employees working on projects under the MNREGA scheme. Managing our lives and families has become extremely difficult," said Manjunath, President of the Mysuru district unit of MNREGA Employees Association.
