evidence: The BJP--whose leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi once said the MGNREGS was "a living monument" to the UPA’s policy failures--has now claimed "payment of wages to workers within 15 days in 85% of the cases as compared to long delays in the past" and "highest ever participation of women in 2016-17 at 56%". "text-align: justify;">Both the claims are true, as per government data (here and here), but the truth is more complicated: The 85% claim refers not to actual wages but a technical step in the payment process, and an independent study found less than a third were paid on time.Rural employment for rural development: Payment of wages to workers within 15 days in 85% of the cases as compared to long delays in the past.https://t.co/Vb2FwWPuks #SaafNiyatSahiVikas pic.twitter.com/3ShWmhHBed — BJP (@BJP4India) May 26, 2018 [...] The proportion of payments generated within 15 days almost doubled from 43% in 2016-17 to 85% the next year and increased two times between 2014-15 and 2017-18, according to the MGNREGS dashboard. The rise has been attributed to a Supreme Court order in 2016 to ensure timely payment of MGNREGS wages; the order put pressure on the government to pay wages on time.