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Current Affairs UPPSC 2008 GS-I
Question

National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) was launched initially in 200 districts. In the budget for 2007-08, it was proposed to extend it to:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: 330 districts

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “330 districts”.
In the budget for 2007-08, it was proposed to extend the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) to 330 districts.

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