Lockdown Effect: How have the MNREGA wages increased over the years?
With thousands of migrant workers returning to their villages, the work under the MNREGA is…
Author Pavithra K M
Pavithra K M
A bachelor’s degree in mathematics and master’s in social science, she is driven by ardent desire to work with this unique combination to create her own path instead of following the herd. Having served a stint as the college union chairperson, she is a strategist who is also passionate about nature conservation, art and loves solving Sudoku.
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