Problem of plenty after bumper wheat harvest

Lallu Paswan from Bihar was a regular in Punjab during the harvest season—until 2009, that is, when he found the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which promises 100 days of employment every year to every rural household, to be a more attractive alternative. This year, Paswan is back in the ranks of migrant labourers who come from Bihar to assist in the harvest season that will go on until mid-May.

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