Parliament Budget Session 2022 Live Updates: MNREGA was infested with ghost accounts, people not born were receiving money, says FM Sitharaman
Parliament Budget Session 2022 Live Updates: Taking a swipe at the Congress, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that while the party was responsible for MGNREGA, it was also responsible for the manner in which it has been misused. “Take the entire credit for the misuse of MGNREGA. We use the scheme transparently and properly,” she said in Rajya Sabha. Responding to the discussion on the Union Budget 2022-23 on Friday, Sitharaman said that the Budget this year “stands for continuity, which will bring in stability to the economy and predictability in taxation.” “The continuity point is critical at a point when the economy is coming out of the pandemic,” she added. The first part of the Budget Session of Parliament ended today.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr L Murugan will make a statement on the status of implementation of recommendations mentioned in the 27th report of the Department-related Parliament Standing Committee on Agriculture and Demand for Grants (2021-22). Meanwhile, in the Lok Sabha, further discussion is scheduled on a resolution to expand welfare measures for Anganwadi workers and helpers. BJP MP Ravi Kishan is set to introduce a bill for the inclusion of Bhojpuri in the eighth schedule of the constitution.
Yesterday, countering opposition claims on rising unemployment, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday sought to argue that unemployment in the country actually declined recently after the pandemic peak and that the government had created ample opportunities through its Budget for employment. In other news, TRS MPs on Wednesday moved a Privilege Motion against PM Narendra Modi for his statement in the Rajya Sabha on 8th February on the passing of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill. They later stormed out of the Rajya Sabha, stating that they would only return after the Chairman accepted the Privilege Motion. Discussion on the Union Budget 2022-23 will continue in both houses of Parliament today. On Wednesday, the Opposition leaders in Rajya Sabha slammed the Budget, claiming it has nothing in it for the poor and the farmers, and is meant only to benefit top corporates of the country.
