<span style="color: #222222;">Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar yesterday held a meeting with Advisor to J&K Lieutenant Governor,  Baseer Ahmad Khan through Video Conferencing where various issues were discussed.  He appreciated the efforts of the Rural Development Department for making around seven lakh face-masks for prevention of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir.<br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports, Rural Development Department will soon start executing various works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in J&K with due adherence of proper SOP guidelines. The workers shall have to wear masks and  maintain proper distancing while carrying out the works.<br />''<br />''The aim of starting MGNREGA works is to give relief to daily-wage workers so that they can earn their livelihood through various Panchayat level schemes. Meanwhile,  with the spike of 13 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus, all from Kashmir division, having been reported yesterday, the total number of positive cases in  Jammu and Kashmir has risen to 341. </span><br />