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MGNREGS running out of funds
Why is it in news?
- As per the official data, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme has used up almost half its allocated funds.
- It has spent more than ₹48,500 crore out of the expanded ₹1 lakh crore allocation announced following the COVID-19 outbreak.
Findings of the Azim Premji Foundation (APF) survey:
- A new survey of 13 States shows that a number of gram panchayats in vulnerable areas have already exhausted their funds for the scheme.
- Lower employment rates as the monsoon stops work in several States, and fewer livelihood options for more than four lakh families across the country which have completed their allotted 100 days of work.
- The APF has recommended that the Centre allocate another ₹1 lakh crore to the scheme, and double the permitted work limit to 200 days per household.