Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, on July 25 informed that names of over five crore workers have been deleted under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the financial year 2022-23. There has been a hike of 247% in the deletions during 2022-23 as compared to 2021-22.
The question was raised by two Congress members Gaurav Gogoi and V.K. Sreekandan, who asked the Ministry to clarify if there has been a hike of 244.3% in deletions during 2022-23 as compared to 2021-22, a fact that was flagged in The Hindu news story on June 25.
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