After Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) and Jal Jeevan Mission, the Northeastern states of Tripura is approved with Rs. 2.5 crore labour budget under the MGNREGA scheme.
Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday took to his social media handle and stated, “The MoRD has approved a Labour Budget of 2.5 cr person days for Tripura under MGNREGA for 2023-24. The total financial outlay of the approved labour budget is Rs 936 cr.”
He however thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Giriraj Singh for approving the budget.
Earlier this month the Centre had sanctioned Rs 310.89 cr to Tripura under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin). With this sanction, the total receipt under the PMAY-G in this financial year for Tripura has now reached Rs 1264.19 crore.
The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti approved Rs 2000 cr for Tripura under Jal Jeevan Mission 2023-24 previous week. The fund is more than total Rs 1930 cr Tripura received in the last 3 years.
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