CAG report reveals serious lapses in rural employment scheme implementation
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A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) performance audit report identifies significant lapses in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Kerala between 2019 and 2024.
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- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India report reviewed the implementation of the rural employment scheme in Kerala from 2019-20 to 2023-24.
- Auditors found evidence of financial mismanagement, poor oversight, and failure to meet regulatory standards regarding wage payments and project execution.
- Investigators observed that 88 percent of planned individual assets were not built, while funds were delayed for thousands of workers.
- Officials identified instances of fraudulent muster rolls and non-existent monitoring committees at the local level.
- The audit highlights structural weaknesses in planning and a failure to protect the demand-driven nature of the program.
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