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Union Budget 2026: Activists slam allocation for rural jobs schemes

February 2, 2026 admin

The Budget has earmarked ₹95,692.31 crore for VB‑GRAMG and ₹30,000 crore for MGNREGS. File | Photo Credit: RAO GN Civil society groups and rural employment activists have criticised the Union Budget’s allocations for rural job schemes, alleging that the government has offered little clarity on the transition from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee…

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Budget 2024: Allocation for MGNREGS lower than last year’s actual expenditure, despite BJP’s poll losses in rural India

July 23, 2024 admin

The government has signalled that it wants to revisit the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme, arguing that it has not met its expected outcome of poverty alleviation. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Notwithstanding the BJP’s significant losses in rural constituencies in the 2024 general election, the first Budget of the new NDA…

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Budget 2023 | MGNREGS fund cut by 33% to 60,000 crore

February 1, 2023 admin

The Congress general secretary for communications and former Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh also expressed dismay at the sharp cut. Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah In line with the recent trend of slashing the budget of its flagship rural jobs scheme, the Union Budget allocated only ₹60,000 crore for the…

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