India, Feb. 7 -- The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) saw no revised allocation of funds for the first time in at least five years.

The funds for the financial year (FY) 2024-25 have been exhausted, with another two months to go. However, no additional funds have been allocated for the demand-driven scheme, noted a statement by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha (NSM), an umbrella body of workers and activists.

The deficit of funds stood at Rs 9,860 crore as of January 25, according to the Management Information System of the Union Ministry of Rural Development. Pending wages alone amounted to Rs 6,948.55 crore.

Arjun S Unnikrishnan, Secretariat Coordinator of the NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, said the budget allocation f...