Karnal, Dec. 10 -- Congress MP Varun Chaudhary on Tuesday alleged that the Haryana government has not paid unemployment allowance to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employement Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers years despite rules.

Quoting a reply he received from the Union ministry of rural development on unstarred questions regarding the scheme, the MP said that in 2024-25 only 2,191 households have been provided 100 days of employment in contrast to the 8,06,422 active workers under the scheme, adding that no unemployment allowance has been reported by the state government under the scheme during the last five financial years.

In the reply, a copy of which HT has, minister of state Kamlesh Paswan stated that MGNREGS is a demand-driven...