Daily wages under MNREGA hiked by Rs 13

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today increased the daily wages under the centrally-sponsored MNREGA in the state by Rs 13, benefiting about 25 lakh workers.

"Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has directed increasing the daily wages to Rs 132 from Rs 119," a state government release in Chennai said.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MNREGA), a flagship poverty eradication programme of the UPA government, envisages providing 100 days of employment to the rural poor.