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Hyderabad: The state government has taken a significant step towards the economic and social empowerment of rural women. On ...

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Uttar Pradesh has achieved a significant milestone in the current fiscal year under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), with over 23 lakh women gaining employment, ...