Wage Guarantee Scheme MGNREGA Allocation Not Slashed: Top Official
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MGNREGA is a demand-driven scheme, guaranteeing 100 days of unskilled work to any rural household that wants it.
The government has not slashed the allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme, Finance Secretary TV Somanathan told ANI on Wednesday, rubbishing media reports.
Talking to ANI, Mr Somanathan said, "If we compare budget to the budget allocation of MGNREGA from Union Budget 2021-22 and Union Budget 2022-23, we have allocated Rs 73,000 crore for MGNREGA. In supplementary allocation, we had pushed up to Rs 98,000 crore in revised estimates for the financial year 2021-22 due to pandemic and demand by states."
"For 2022-23 we have allocated the same amount of Rs 73,000 crore as we assume that this time situation is not looking so bad as we have seen an April-May 2021. But yes if such a situation arises and there is a demand to increase the MGNREGA allocation, we can increase the allocation in the revised estimate," he said.
MGNREGA is a demand-driven scheme, guaranteeing 100 days of unskilled work to any rural household that wants it.