Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj K S Eshwarappa said ₹4,064 crore had been credited to the bank accounts of beneficiaries in Karnataka under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. After completing 13 crore man-days in December 2021, the department was able to obtain additional ₹715 crore for another 1.40 crore man-days under the job scheme.