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Over 51 mn households employed under MGNREGA scheme in FY17: Tomar

Figures were provided by Rural Development minister Narendra Tomar during the Question Hour in RS

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Press Trust of India

Last Updated : Jul 31 2017 | 7:23 PM IST

Over 5.69 crore households had sought employment under the MGNREGA scheme in 2016-17 and 5.12 crore of them were provided work, the government said on Monday.

The figures were provided by Rural Development minister Narendra Singh Tomar during the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha when members expressed concern over various aspects of the scheme including low wages and delay in payments.

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh sought to know whether the households which had not been provided work were given unemployment allowance as per the provisions of the Act.

Tomar said at times, people registered themselves for work but did not

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