Centre funds to Meghalaya under NREGA

Shillong, Aug 24 (UNI) The Centre has released a sum of Rs 3669.15 lakh for Meghalaya during 2007-08 under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), which is more than the amount of Rs 1457.87 lakhs released during 2005-06, a government statement said today.

The NREGA is demand driven and not allocation based.

Employment is to be provided to a registered job seeker holding a job card within 15 days of the demand.

The States, therefore, can apply for incremental funds upon utilisation of 60 per cent of the available funds so that there is an adequate fund balance available to meet the demand.

National Level Monitors have visited most of the NREGA districts and have suggested remedial measures, wherever necessary, to the concerned State Governments.

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