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MGNREGA mess: Gujarat jobs shrink, wages unpaid, corruption FIRs pile up

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August 09, 2025

The Centre on Friday confirmed in the Rajya Sabha that large-scale corruption has marred the rural jobs scheme MGNREGA in Gujarat's Dahod, with three FIRs lodged by government officers.

- Dilip Singh Kshatriya @Ahmedabad

The disclosure comes amid a steady fall in the jobs scheme beneficiaries from 0.16 crore to 0.13 crore in only three years, mounting wage liabilities of over ₹4 crore, and a high-profile ₹71 crore scam case involving the sons of a state minister.

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