New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Summary Funding freeze: Allocations for MGNREGA have remained static at Rs 86,000 crore since 2023-24 despite rising inflation and demand.

Huge dues: Pending liabilities total Rs 23,446.27 crore, consuming over a quarter of the current year's budget.

Wages and work days: Panel urges an increase in minimum guaranteed work days from 100 to 150 and wage revision linked to a more accurate inflation index.

Committee slams ministry's response as "silent and evasive" and warns against making Aadhaar-based wage payments mandatory.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development has criticised the central government for keeping allocations to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) u...