Centre increases MGNREGA budget from Rs 60,000 cr to around Rs 1 lakh cr

Lunknow (UP), Aug 21 (ANI): Central Government has increased the MGNREGA budget from Rs 60,000 crore to around Rs 1 lakh crore due to COVID. “If in a district, more than 25,000 migrant workers working in the informal sector return to their native place will get benefits from 16 Central schemes for employment. In 2020, we increased the MGNREGA budget from Rs 60,000 crore to around Rs 1 lakh crore due to COVID,” said the Union Finance Minister.