The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre on a petition seeking directions to the government to ensure that wages under the MNREGA are paid without delay.
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while presenting the Union Budget for fiscal 2015-16 in the Lok Sabha, had said that the government at the Centre is committed to ensuring employment through MNREGA.
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"We will focus on improving the quality and effectiveness of activities under MNREGA. I have made an initial allocation of Rs 34,699 crores for this programme," he added.
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Jaitley had also announced that the government would be allocating Rs. 5,000 crores to the existing MNREGA funds.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also pledged that he would ensure that the MNREGA is never discontinued.
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