India, Aug. 7 -- Salaries of MGNREGA staff, including the gram rozgar sevaks, have been pending since January 2026 due to non-receipt of funds from the Centre, Punjab Rural Development Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond informed the Assembly on Thursday.

He was replying to MLA Sandeep Jakhar during the Question Hour of the Punjab Assembly.

Jakhar asked whether the salaries of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers in the state have been pending for the last six months, to which Sond replied in the affirmative.

"The salaries of technical assistants, which are met from the material component, have been paid up to May 2026. But the salaries of the remaining staff, including gram rozgar sevaks, have been pendi...