Demand for MGNREGS work returns in Dec; 80% of FY21 funds already spent

The reversal in demand also reflects the growing need for further pushing the programme

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MGNREGS | MGNREGA funds

Sanjeeb Mukherjee 

Around 26.34 million people demanded work under MGNREGA in December, which was 113.13 per cent more than the same period last year, and around 16 per cent more than November 2020. This reversed the trend of falling work demand, seen since October this year, due to seasonal factors such as casual workers returning from their farm lands.

The reversal in demand also reflects the growing need for further pushing the programme, which has seen record allocations and spending this year in light of Covid-19. Till December end, the MGNREGA website showed that around 80 per cent of the budget ...

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First Published: Fri, January 01 2021. 23:43 IST
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