Budget 2024: Past 5 Years' MGNREGA Outlay 1.7 Times Of Previous 5
While ₹86,000 crore outlay stays, there is room for increase
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Agri Takes the Digital Driveway
Accelerator fund for agri start-ups, digital public infrastructure for the farm sector, higher agri-credit allocation — digitisation is the way to go.
Tax benefits for the middle class could help improve demand: CRISIL
Rejigging of personal tax rates will lead to increased disposable income in the hands of consumers, which should increase the sales of two-wheelers and entry-level cars, says CRISIL.
Budget 2023: MGNREGA demand up since Covid
A total of 7.2 crore households were provided employment under MGNREGA scheme in FY22 against 5.2 crore in pre-Covid.
Labour market recovery weak; govt may have to hike funds for MGNREGA: Motilal Oswal
Since the govt has already released 72% of its full-year budgeted allocation, it may have to allocate more funds in the range of ₹20,000 cr to ₹30,000 cr under MGNREG in FY23, says the report.
Why MGNREGS wages are below the statutory minimum
Not only have its wages been delinked from the statutory minimum after 2014, a parliamentary panel flags a general lackadaisical attitude in ensuring a fair treatment.
Budget 2022: MGNREGA needs ₹2.64 lakh cr for 100 days/household
An analysis suggests that a part of this amount will also go towards clearing the arrears worth ₹21,000 crore that will be pending at the end of FY22.
Budget 2021: Cities need MGNREGA-style job scheme
The huge impact of the pandemic on urban jobs and livelihood calls for an effective and innovative approach to create new jobs and opportunities.
Covid-19: FM announces ₹1.70 lakh crore relief plan
Nirmala Sitharaman rolled out the package for those at the bottom-of-the-pyramid to cope with the lockdown in the country, in a bid to halt the spread of the new Coronavirus.
