The Centre has sanctioned ₹33,300 crore under the MGNREGA in the current financial year so far to liquidate all outstanding dues of previous years and to meet wage expenditure till June.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
Key-Points
The States and Union Territories (UTs) have been directed to proactively implement Rural Development Schemes relating to employment generation, rural housing, and infrastructure development.
The States/UTs should take all necessary COVID-19 related precautions while implementing the schemes.
Under MGNREGA, the focus should be on water conservation, groundwater recharge, and irrigation work in convergence with the Schemes of Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Department of Land Resources.
Centre has already released Rs.36,400 crore to the States in the current financial year.
The move by the Centre aims to ensure that rural development schemes are implemented in an effective manner so that the pain arising out of COVID-19 is mitigated.