The Supreme Court today took note of a PIL alleging improper implementation of MGNREGA in terms of timely payment of wages and compensation and asked the government to make the payments promptly.<br/><br/> A bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy said, States should wake up and make prompt payments, while issuing notice to the Ministry of Rural Development.<br/><br/>The apex court was hearing a plea by RTI activist Aruna Roy and others. The petitioners have claimed that irregularities in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has eroded the entire objective of securing livelihood for the people of rural India.