"Additional Payments Being Approved For Rural Jobs Scheme": Union Minister
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Union Minister Giriraj Singh accusing the opposition of creating confusion over the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and dismissed criticism of the flagship programme not being given sufficient funds.
Additional allocations will be sanctioned for the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the finance ministry has assured there will be no shortage, Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh has said, dismissing criticisms of the flagship programme not being given sufficient funds.
In an interview with PTI, the minister also alleged large-scale corruption under the scheme in West Bengal. Asked if the Centre will undertake any probe, Mr Singh replied in the affirmative but did not elaborate on the nature of the probe.
"The MGNREGS is a demand-driven scheme, everyone knows that," he said, adding: "The Union finance ministry has sanctioned additional funds for it."
