Over 36 per cent of the 4,14,551 works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) are incomplete in Assam since 2006-07 when the scheme was launched, the Assembly was informed today.
Replying to a query by AGP MLA Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Naba Kumar Doley said a total of 4,14,551 works have been initiated till now from the commencement of the Act in the state.
"Out of that, 2,64,976 works have been completed and 1,49,575 are yet to complete. Works in 4,497 incomplete jobs under MGNREGA remained stopped," Doley said.
The minister also informed the House that Rs 76.67 crore to be given to the villagers as wages was due from the central government.
"As soon as the Centre releases the amount for wages, it will be directly deposited to the accounts of the labourers," he added.
Doley said the Centre has till now released Rs 9,264.97 crore since launch of the MGNREGA in the state, out of which Rs 9,195.15 crore have been spent for various works in the villages.
In Assam, there are 42,91,433 job card holding families for getting 100 days of work in a year, but only 25,96,096 families are active, he added.
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