Jalandhar/Bathinda, Nov. 28 -- Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered an inquiry into alleged irregularities in the implementation and disbursement of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGA) in Punjab.

Chouhan, who was on a one-day visit to Punjab, reviewed various schemes of the ministry of rural development in Jalandhar and interacted with beneficiaries at Jalandhar. Earlier, he also visited the Moga district, where he lauded the panchayat of Ransih Kalan for initiating a community-based drive to discard paddy stubble burning by adopting in-situ disposal of the crop residue.

Addressing the press conference at Jalandhar, Chouhan said he had received multiple complaints re...