MGNREGA: West Bengal receives highest share of funds at Rs 3945.28 crore

West Bengal got the highest share of funds from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme for the year 2016-2017 up to last November.

The large allocation of funds comes as a counter to the claims of West Bengal political leadership that has time and again accused the Center of step motherly treatment.

West Bengal received over a tenth of the funds with the total allocation being Rs 3945.28 crore. Rajasthan came in second with an allocation of Rs 3571.15 crore followed by Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

MGNREGA, which was earlier named National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, ensures  a minimum of hundred days of employment annually to rural households.

The wage guaranteed employment is provided to rural population who volunteer for unskilled manual work. As per the data published, India has spent Rs 36873.95 crore until 16^th November.

(Source: Government of India)

Ten states who topped the chart for the highest volume of funds over 70 percentage of the allocated funds.

The states of West Bengal, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh got nearly half of the total allocated funds.