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India: Concerted blows on Rural Employment Programme | Press Release by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha (feb 16, 2023)

17 February 2023

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NREGA Sangharsh Morcha

PRESS RELEASE

[February 16, 2022]

In the recent week, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has dealt three major, concerted blows to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA):

(1) The Budget allocation for NREGA was reduced to just Rs 60,000 crore in 2023-24 (less than Rs 50,000 crore if we deduct wage arrears from 2022-23). This makes this year