GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 23rd Aug. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge alleged on Wednesday that the Modi government still owes Rs 6,366 crore in MGNREGA wages to the country’s 18 states and union territories even after a one-third cut in its budget.
He also praised the Congress’s major rural employment guarantee program, MGNREGA, which was introduced on this day in 2005.
“On this day in 2005, our Congress-UPA Government enacted MGNREGA to ensure ‘Right to Work’ to crores of people,” he said.
“Even though Modi Government has cut MGNREGA’s budget by 33%, this year and it owes Rs 6,366 crore in MGNREGA wages to 18 States and Union Territories, yet this flagship programme started by the Congress party still supports 14.42 crore active workers, more than half of them are women,” Kharge said on X.
“MGNREGA was a lifesaver during the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic and acted as safety net to crores of workers, making up for 80% of their income loss during the pandemic,” he also said.
The Congress also stated that MGNREGA was passed on this day under Manmohan Singh’s leadership.
“Providing livelihood security to millions ever since, MGNREGA made up for up to 80 percent income loss during pandemic and played a positive role in helping people sustain their livelihood in difficult times,” the party said on ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter.
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