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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Ailing NREGA: Additional Fund Allocation Uncertain, Activists to Protest Against Poor Implementation of Scheme -Rabindra Nath Sinha

Ailing NREGA: Additional Fund Allocation Uncertain, Activists to Protest Against Poor Implementation of Scheme -Rabindra Nath Sinha

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published Published on Jul 29, 2022   modified Modified on Aug 2, 2022

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The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha has called for a protest from August 2 to 4 against insufficient fund allocation, delay in wage disbursal, and other issues in implementing the employment scheme.

Kolkata: Uncertainty looms over the Centre's decision on additional fund allocation to the MGNREGA programme before undertaking the traditional mid-term review at the end of August or early September. Contrary to official expectations, the dependence of rural households on jobs under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, might increase in the coming weeks.

The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha (NSM) has called for a protest from August 2 to 4 against insufficient fund allocation, delay in wage disbursal, and other issues in the implementation of the employment scheme.

The government expected the situation to improve from mid-July and demand for MGNREGA jobs to be easily manageable. Several factors emerging in recent weeks may dampen that expectation.

Out of India's 694 districts, rainfall deficits of varying extents have been recorded in 42% of the districts, and only 30% have experienced a normal deficit early this month. The adverse impact manifested in kharif paddy sowing during the early part of July's third week. The area under paddy farming went down by 17.38% to 128.5 lakh hectares, as against 155.5 lakh hectares in the same period last year, according to the Union agriculture ministry. 

In the last week, the monsoon's progress and spatial distribution have not satisfied the authorities. Agriculturally crucial parts of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Gujarat, and Maharashtra are on the watch list of the ministry. As agriculture is affected by the rainfall deficit, the demand for NREGA jobs is expected to spike.

Insufficient Budget Allocation

In the Union ministry of rural development (MoRD)'s demand for grants for 2022-23, the allocation under MGNREGA is Rs 73,000 crore, the same as budget estimates (BE) for 2021-22. However, with subsequent provision for Rs 25,000 crore due to higher demand for work, the total allocation had risen to Rs 98,000 crore in 2021-22. Thus, the allocation for the current fiscal year is 25.51% lower than the revised estimates (RE) for 2021-22.

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