MGNREGA allocation: Provision and demand not in sync, say experts

FM had allocated Rs 73,000 crore towards MGNREGA in last year's Budget, which has been revised to Rs 98,000 crore on account of higher demand for the work

With the Centre increasing the allocation in the revised estimate for the current fiscal towards the flagship rural job scheme Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Em­pl­oyment Guara­ntee Progra­mme, an expert said the allocation does not match with the overall demand of the scheme on ground.

“Though we saw an increase in allocation of NREGA, if you compare bud­geted estimates with revised estimates, as on February 1, 7.7 million household wanted work from NREGA have not been able to access work is telling you that budgetary allocation at this point of time don't match the overall demand for the scheme on ground,” Yamini