Jharkhand proposes MGNREGA worker unions

Work demand under the rural employment programme is decreasing in the state

Facing dipping demand for works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the Jharkhand government has decided to form unions of workers that will persuade people in villages to ask for more work. The state will be the first in the country to do so.

Jharkhand government has decided to form unions of workers that will persuade people in villages to ask for more work under MGNREGA.
The state will be the first in the country to do so
The scheme will give a cash incentive of Rs 50 to the union for each household completing 100 days of works
The money earned will be used by unions for welfare of the local workers of the MGNREGA