Key Points
The government has budgeted 60,000 crore under the scheme for FY24, lower than the budget estimate of 73,000 crore and revised estimate of 89,400 crore for FY23..
However, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stated that more funds would be allocated for the scheme if required.A new app-based attendance system from February 2023 will weed out fake claims of person-day generation, officials said...
The government expects work demand under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to ease sharply in FY24 on the back of improved economic activities, officials said...
The rural development ministry has pegged the FY24 person-day generation target (called labour budget) at 2,120 million under the MGNREGS, an official told ET..
Another official said enhanced allocations for schemes like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (rural) and Jal Jeevan Yojana in the Budget for FY24 could also trigger a shift of some workers from MGNREGS to these activities..
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