Extension of NREGA across the country

for Ministry of Rural Development | Date - 22-10-2008


Rajya Sabha

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu today informed the Rajya Sabha in reply to written question that NREGA was launched in 200 select districts on 2.2.2006. The Act was extended to 130 additional districts during the year 2007-08 and has been extended to all the remaining rural areas of the country with effect from 1.4.2008.

NREGA is demand driven and not allocation based programme. Annual provisions are made in the budget at central level for implementation of the Act on the basis of projected labour demand during the year. As such funds are not reserved for any of the permissible activity under the NREG Act.

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(Release ID :44077)

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