2024 Budget allocates ₹86,000 crore for the rural employment scheme, which is nearly 43.33% hike from the allocation in the last Budget, though the total expenditure so far for the programme, as per Union Rural Development Ministry, is already ₹88,309 crore. #budget2024 #interimbudget2024 #unionbudget2024 #nirmalasitharaman #mgnrega