Chhattisgarh ranks first within the nation within the present monetary 12 months 2021-22 in offering 100 days employment to forest rights leasehold households underneath MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act). In the primary two months of the monetary 12 months, April and May, 100 days employment has been given to 1681 households of forest rights lease holders right here. At the nationwide degree, the share of Chhattisgarh alone is greater than 44 p.c within the whole households with 100 days of employment.
Panchayat Minister TS Singhdeo expressed hope that like earlier years, the state could be included within the implementation of MGNREGA among the many high states of the nation this 12 months too. MGNREGA crew and Panchayat representatives should work with consciousness and proactively all year long for this. Three crore 38 lakh 65 thousand man-days of employment have been created within the state within the first two months of the present monetary 12 months. This is being advised greater than 25 p.c of the goal of 13 crore 50 lakh man-days set by the central authorities for the state for a 12 months.
