Union Budget 2017: Allocation to MNREGA increased to Rs 48000 crore, FM Jaitley says highest ever

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, addressing the Budget Session in Parliament on Wednesday, said the allocation to Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) has been increased Rs 48,000 crore for the year 2017-18. "Budget allocation to MNREGA has been increased to a record Rs 48,000 crore for 2017-18 from Rs 37,000 crore in 2016-17," Arun Jaitley said. The finance Minister added it is the highest allocation to MNREGA ever done by any government.