Centre has given more funds to Tamil Nadu: Union Minister
The Hindu
L. Murugan said the Union government had sanctioned ₹1,361 crore to Tamil Nadu, as against its demand for ₹1,178 crore under the rural jobs scheme.
Union Minister of State for Fisheries and Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan on Wednesday accused Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of misstating that the Union Government had delayed sanction of funds to the State under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
At a press conference, he said the Union Government had sanctioned ₹1,361 crore to Tamil Nadu, as against its demand for ₹1,178 crore, and the funds were allocated on Tuesday itself. The Union Minister of Rural Development assured the State on October 27 that the funds would be released in a week.
A copy of the November 2 letters of allocation of funds, made in three separate disbursements, was made available. The funds were allocated to the State by the Ministry of Rural Development for the implementation of the scheme and for clearing the pending liabilities.
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