757.09 Crore persondays generated under MGNREGA from 2009 to 2012

The Government today informed that under MGNREGA, during 2009-10 to 2011-12, a total of 757.09 crore persondays were generated and a total amount of Rs. 76126.76 crore was paid as wages to MGNREGA workers as reported by States and Union Territories. This was stated by the Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Pradeep Jain in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha yesterday. He said, as reported by States/ Union Territories, the total expenditure incurred under MGNREGA was Rs.37, 905.23 crore in 2009-10, Rs. 39, 377.27 crore in 2010-11 and Rs. 38,034.70 crore in 2011-12.



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