For 100 days of NREGS jobs to all, Rs 1.8L cr will be needed

If the government were to actually provide 100 days of work to every household registered under MNREGS, it would need to allocate over Rs 1.8 lakh crore in the coming Budget assuming the number of households opting for the scheme remains at the current level. What has actually happened is a steady shrinking of the outlay after the Covid period boost to under half this amount.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/0PSJlYR
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