Chief ministerM K Stalin urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to releasewage liabilityof Rs 1,178.12 crore under theMGNREGStoTamil Nadu.
MGNREGS, one of the largest social security programmes, provides a maximum of 100 days of guaranteed EMPLOYMENT in a fiscal to every rural household. Hence, funds towards wage payment may be released immediately, particularly considering the festival season, the CM said, urging Modi to act on his request favourably.