MGNREGS work allocation slows considerably, according to government data

New Delhi: The number of rural households that didn’t get work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme soared to 7.8 million in January – an all-time high in this financial year – as states were said to have gone slow in providing work.


While there was demand for work from 26.2 million households in January, only 18.4 million got employment, according to government data.