Overview
- The approval applies for the 2025–26 financial year and adds up to 50 days beyond the standard 100 under MGNREGA.
- The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare recommended the extension for areas affected by floods, cloud-bursts, and landslides.
- An official release cited Section 3(4) of the MGNREGA Act to authorize the additional employment in affected rural areas.
- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha welcomed the move and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
- Officials noted that 1,962 panchayats were declared flood-affected, with the measure framed to ensure stable income and create durable assets.