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Stalin asks Modi to release Rs 1,178 crore funds under MGNREGS

Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to immediately release funds under MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme).

Stalin asks Modi to release Rs 1,178 crore funds under MGNREGS
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

Chennai

In his demi official letter to the PM, copy of which was circulated to the media, Stalin drew the PM’s attention to the issue of delays in payment of wages under MGNREGS, and said the scheme is one of the largest social security programmes that provides a maximum of 100 days of unskilled manual work as guaranteed in a financial year to every household in rural areas. Stating that the entire amount of Rs 3,524.69 crore from Government of India (GoI) to Tamil Nadu during financial year 2021-22 has been fully utilised by crediting into workers account up to September 9, 2021, the CM said, “Since then no fund has been released towards wages by the GoI which led to the wage liability of Rs 1,178.12 crore up to November 1, 2021. Hence, funds towards wage payments may be released immediately, considering the festival season.” 

“I am sure that you would appreciate the fairness of my request and will act upon it favourably,” the CM added.

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