In Jammu and Kashmir, an amount of 775 crore rupees have been spent under Mahatam Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during the year 2011-2012 for accelerating the socio-economic development of rural and far-flung areas of the state. This was stated by the Minister for Rural Development Ali Mohammad Sagar at a high level review meeting of the Rural Development Department.J&K Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar apprised the meeting that an amount of 2030 crore rupees has been earmarked as labour budget under MGNREGA for the current financial year for the State. While asking the officers to speed up the implementation of the flagship scheme, the Minister said that focus should be laid to ensure that the spirit of the scheme to provide much needed employment and accelerating the development of rural areas is maintained. Sagar asked the officers to conduct tours on weekly basis to assess the impact of the scheme on the ground besides getting the requisite feedback from the locals as well as their representatives. He said that local representatives of the area should also be involved in the implementation of the scheme.