Chennai, Jan. 23 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday moved a special resolution in the State Assembly, urging the Union Government to protect the demand-driven nature of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and ensure adequate fund allocation based on employment demand and state performance.

The resolution emphasised that rural households are legally entitled to work under the scheme whenever demanded and that timely wage payments are a fundamental obligation of the Centre. It called for the 100-day rural employment programme to continue in the name of Mahatma Gandhi, in remembrance of the principles and guiding values laid down by the Father of the Nation.

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