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Which of the following States had the lowest women employment percentage under MNREGA programme during…

Women's share of MGNREGA person-days in 2013-14 was far below the national level of about 53% in Uttar Pradesh (about 22%) and also low in Odisha (about a third). Rajasthan…

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Which of the following States had the lowest women employment percentage under MNREGA programme during 2013-14 ?

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Women's share of MGNREGA person-days in 2013-14 was far below the national level of about 53% in Uttar Pradesh (about 22%) and also low in Odisha (about a third). Rajasthan had one of the highest shares of women workers, at around two-thirds, and Madhya Pradesh was well above Odisha. So Uttar Pradesh and Odisha make the lowest pair.

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