'Centre Has Been Reducing Budget For MNREGA': Mallikarjun Kharge
The opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge stated that the Centre has been reducing the budget of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act. As per reports, the budget in 2020-21 was Rs 1,10,000 crore but now has been reduced to Rs 73,000 crore. "Modi government has been making cuts in NREGA Budget ever since they came to power", added Kharge.