<span style="color: #222222;">The BJP today hit out at the Congress for making baseless allegations against the NDA Government over Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act-MGNREGA scheme.<br />''<br />''In a statement, Party Spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said that the Narendra Modi Government has even  made the scheme more effective which is beneficial for the labourers.<br />''<br />''He said, the NDA Government has increased the budgetary allocations for MGNREGA every year in comparison to the previous Congress led UPA government.<br />''<br />''He alleged that the scheme was an epitome of corruption during the UPA regime.<br />''<br />''Mr Hussain said, the NDA Government has allocated additional Rs. 40 thousand crore  for the scheme in view of COVID-19 pandemic.</span><br />