Centre released ₹28k cr under MGNREGA this year
The Centre, as on July 12, has released ₹28,022.87 crore to states under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the Parliament was informed on Monday. The amount has been given to states/UTs to cover previous fiscal's liabilities and for running the programme in 2016-17, Minister of State for Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav, said in a written reply.