Govt allocates ₹6,000 crore more for rural employment scheme

The Centre on Tuesday said it allocated an additional over ₹6,000 crore for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. This takes the total allocation to ₹61,084 crore in 2018-19, making it the highest ever in a financial year. Over 99% fund of the scheme was reportedly exhausted by January 1, three months before the end of the financial year.