New Delhi, May 8 -- The new government in West Bengal is yet to be sworn in, but the Union rural development ministry is already discussing ways in which two flagship rural welfare schemes, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), can be revived in the state, senior officials in the ministry said.

The discussions started on Tuesday, they added, asking not to be named -- the Bharatiya Janata Party won assembly elections in the state, results of which were declared on Monday. Once formalised, the restart is expected to unlock over Rs.3,082.52 crore in frozen MGNREGS liabilities for the state, in addition to pending PMAY-G dues of Rs.4,900 crore.

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