Govt allocates â¹6,000 crore more for rural employment scheme
The Centre on Tuesday said it allocated an additional over â¹6,000 crore for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. This takes the total allocation to â¹61,084 crore in 2018-19, making it the highest ever in a financial year. Over 99% fund of the scheme was reportedly exhausted by January 1, three months before the end of the financial year.