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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | With Demand for MGNREGA Work Increasing in Sept 2022, Activists Warn About Rural Distress -Ronak Chhabra

With Demand for MGNREGA Work Increasing in Sept 2022, Activists Warn About Rural Distress -Ronak Chhabra

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published Published on Oct 4, 2022   modified Modified on Oct 6, 2022

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As per the data, the September demand – which was 16.7 million under the household segment and 20.2 million when it comes to individuals – remained higher than the pre-COVID levels, even as the figures for the same month are lower than last year.

New Delhi: The marginal increase in demand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in September points towards a “much greater level of rural distress”, activists said on Tuesday. According to them, this is so since the rise in demand was recorded despite the Centre attempting to “artificially” suppress it.

Government data showed that household demand and individual categories under the said scheme were up more than 5% in September compared to August this year, The Economic Times reported on Monday.

As per the data, the September demand – which was 16.7 million under the household segment and 20.2 million for individuals – remained higher than the pre-COVID levels, even as the figures for the same month are lower than last year.

Activists said that the demand increment, observed after it fell for the past three consecutive months this year, is worrying, adding that the “real demand” could be much higher.

“Much of the demand under MGNREGA has been artificially suppressed as adequate funding is not allocated to the scheme at the start of the financial year, which eventually leads to a situation wherein the demand-driven nature of the scheme is not honoured,” Nikhil Dey, founder-member of the NGO Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan told NewsClick over the phone.

“This year is no different,” he claimed, adding, “the real demand could be much higher since funds to multiple States are also delayed.”

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Newsclick.in, 4 October, 2022, https://www.newsclick.in/with-demand-MGNREGA-increasing-sept-2022-activists-warn-rural-distress


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