Budgetary allocation for #MGNREGA has been slashed from Rs. 71,002 crore in 2019-20 (Revised Estimates) to Rs. 61,500 crore in 2020-21 (Budget Estimates) viz. a fall of Rs. 9,502 crore (-13.4%). URL is indiabudget.gov.in/doc/Budget_at_… #EffectiveDemand 
In comparison to #MGNREGA allocation of Rs. 60,000 crore in 2019-20 (B.E.), the rise in allocation in 2020-21 (B.E.) is just by Rs. 1,500 crore (viz. 2.5%). #unionbudget_2020 @newsclickin @sayantanbera @the_hindu @rozi_roti @NREGA_Sangharsh
@newsclickin @sayantanbera @the_hindu @rozi_roti @NREGA_Sangharsh Headline #retailinflation increased to 4.1% in 2019-20 (Apr-Dec, 2019) as compared to 3.7% in 2018-19 (Apr-Dec, 2018), according to #EconomicSurvey2020. URL is im4change.org/docs/497echapt… #MGNREGA #Budget2020 #FiscalStimulus #RuralDemand
@newsclickin @sayantanbera @the_hindu @rozi_roti @NREGA_Sangharsh In 'Budget at a Glance' document (bit.ly/39223M3), the nominal #GDPgrowth in 2020-21 over 2019-20 is expected to be 10%. It means that #MGNREGA allocation as %age of #GDP in 2020-21 is expected to be lower vis-a-vis what was there in 2019-20 #UnionBudget2020 #RuralDemand
