Civil society groups on Wednesday said that the allocation to MNREGA has seen a mere 1% jump as opposed to reports of a 25% increase. "Last year’s allocation of Rs 38,500 crore was increased to Rs 47,500 crore by supplementary allocations during the course of the year," read a statement released by People’s Action for Employment Guarantee. "As per the Ministry’s own data, a total of Rs 3,469 crore in pending liabilities have already piled up, even as they have spent 93% of the funds available for this financial year. This is likely to dramatically go up over the next two months, as traditionally demand for work has peaked during this season," read the report. At present 54% of the wage payments continue to be delayed, and as a result Rs 231 crore of compensation to workers also remains due," read the statement.

Source: dna February 01, 2017 16:07 UTC