Punjab govt sets up special NREGA cell

A special National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) cell has been set up here in Punjab with an aim to effectively implement it.
An outlay of Rs 233 crore has been provided under this project, an official spokesman said today.
He said that the centre has decided to fix the wage rate under the NREGA on the basis of Consumer Price Index which will be implemented on April 1 every year and will be applicable for the whole financial year.
From the outlay of Rs 247.50 crore, an expenditure of Rs 210.54 crore was incurred during the last financial year, he said.

All the districts of the state are being covered under NREGA with effect from April 1, 2008 and the recent wage rate has been revised from Rs 202 to Rs 210 with effect from April 1, 2015, he added.
He said that the government has also decided to transfer wages to the beneficiaries in their bank accounts from September 15, 2015.