Rajasthangovernment has opposed the Centres proposal to allocate reducedNREGAlabourbudgetof 20 crore for the financial year 2023-24. The has demanded a minimum labour budget of 37 crore for the financial year 2023-24, said states rural development department secretary Manju Rajpal.
Rajasthan has so far generated 34.87 crore persondays under MGNREGA even as the Centre had revised the labour budget up to 34 crore for the financial year 2022-23. The Centre had initially approved a labour budget of 24 crore for 2022-23.
In the last couple of years, the state has generated persondays above 40 crore (Covid years). Even in years before Covid, we have generated persondays above 30 crore, she added.