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[Taha Mehmood]

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Rahul Gandhi to be guest of honour at workshop on NREGA

STAFF WRITER 21:7 HRS IST

New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Rahul Gandhi will be the guest of honour at a
national workshop to be held here tomorrow to discuss ways for better
implementation of schemes under the National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (NREGA) in the country.

The programme, 'NREGA: A step towards governance reform, transparency
and accountability', has been organised by the Ministry of Rural
Development.

The event will also mark the birth anniversary of former Prime
Minister late Rajiv Gandhi, the ministry said.

Several parliamentarians, social activists and other key stakeholders
will attend the workshop, besides officials from the Centre and
different states.

On this occasion, a formal announcement will be made about the Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) entering into a partnership
with the ministry of rural development to enlist the beneficiaries of
NREGA in the first phase of the unique identification project of the
Centre.