Centre to announce drought relief for rural masses in a week

Hyderabad, August 10: Aiming to help rural masses and provide relief from drought-like conditions in the country, the Centre would announce an initiative concerning National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in about a week.

“Within a week, the nation will get a new message regarding NREGS, covering drought and farmers,” Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sisir Kumar Adhikari told reporters here.

He was speaking on the sidelines of a function at the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD). .

—Agencies