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House Panel Urges Independent Survey to Assess MGNREGS
Financial Express Hyderabad
|April 14, 2025
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on rural development and panchayati raj has recommended an independent national survey of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to assess its effectiveness and determine whether it needs revamping in light of emerging challenges.
In its report, tabled during the recently concluded Budget session, the panel also advocated increasing guaranteed work days from 100 to 150 and raising wages to at least ₹400 per day. The panel, which has been expressing concern over stagnation in allocation to the flagship rural employment scheme, has also stressed on social audits to ensure its proper implementation.
"The committee believes that a comprehensive national survey should be conducted to assess the effectiveness of MGNREGS," said the panel chief Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka.
This story is from the April 14, 2025 edition of Financial Express Hyderabad.
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