He said last year's dues of Rs 12,000 crore were released by the Centre only after a Supreme Court rap. The scheme provides up to 100 days of guaranteed employment to every rural household in a year. New Delhi, June 14: The Centre's failure to release funds on time has affected the rural job scheme and forced it to a stop in some states, a government field study has revealed. Of the Rs 1,168 crore, almost half, or Rs 550 crore, was related to unpaid wages. Under the scheme, the material costs have to be shared - 75 per cent by Centre and 25 per cent by the state government.

Source: The Telegraph June 14, 2016 22:07 UTC