Congress wants Madhya Pradesh govt to account for MNREGA funds

Alleging corruption in MNREGA scheme, Madhya Pradesh Congress` Ajay Singh demanded Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should come up with account of Rs 21,000 crore received between 2005 and 2011.

Bhopal: Alleging corruption in MNREGA scheme in the state, Opposition Leader in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Ajay Singh on Friday demanded that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should come up with a detailed account of Rs 21,000 crore received under the central scheme between 2005 and 2011.
Singh alleged in a statement that there was corruption in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme in almost all the districts of the state.

He said the scheme was started in 2005 and the BJP government in the state must give a detailed account of Rs 21,000 crore it received under the MNREGA scheme from 2005 till 2011.

The Leader of the Opposition said hoardings demanding that the state government share information about MNREGA funds have been put up across the state.

PTI

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