In Jammu and Kashmir, Doda District Administration has resumed a number of development works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in its endeavour to provide succor to the labour in the wake of COVID-19. <br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports that the Rural Development Department has commenced a number of works under MGNREGA in different parts of the district which shall be expedited in the coming days. <br />''<br />''For the current financial year 8,808 works of different nature stands approved and would start in the coming days. The approved labour budget for the district is Rs 132.60 crore, besides an initial target of generation of 45 lakh man days fixed for the executing department.<br />''<br />'' <br />''During the last financial year, the target for the district was generation of 26.50 lakh mandays against which the district has recorded a phenomenal progress of 37.70 lakh mandays, thereby exceeding the target. <br />''<br />''At present, 147 SOS works are going on across the district. Besides work of construction of 5,782 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana houses is also going on war-footing basis.<br />'' <br />''Measures are being adopted by District Administration on addressing livelihood issues of rural labourers due to closure of all works in the wake of COVID-19 lockdown the rural labourers had been facing lot of hardships. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Directions have been passed to the field functionaries to follow all requisite guidelines, especially ensure social distancing and wearing of safety gears to prevent the spread of the pandemic.</span><br />