New Delhi, March 31 -- The Centre has halted funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for West Bengal since March 2022, citing "financial misappropriation", even as data obtained from the Union ministry of rural development shows a majority of states reporting misappropriation of the federal scheme funds, but none of them has faced restrictions in the last three fiscal years as the eastern state has.
The ministry in its action taken report (ATR)- a statutory requirement under MGNREGA- on social audits across states said that as on March 29 this year, the total misappropriated amount across states in 2024-25 stood at Rs.193.67 crore.
Among the states, Andhra Pradesh has reported misappropriation of f...