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C'garh ranks first in country in terms of providing employment under MGNREGA
As per an official release from the state government, in the current financial year 2020-21, employment of 16,06,84,000 man-days has been created so far, against the target of creating 15 crore man-days of employment, as sanctioned by the central government.
Chhattisgarh has ranked first in the country in terms of providing employment under MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act).
As per an official release from the state government, in the current financial year 2020-21, employment of 16,06,84,000 man-days has been created so far, against the target of creating 15 crore man-days of employment, as sanctioned by the central government.
The statement said that this year, a new record of providing employment for the highest number of man-days under MGNREGA has been set in the state, adding that more than 107% of the given target for providing employment under MGNREGA has been achieved this year so far, with more than two weeks left for the completion of the financial year.
It further stated that West Bengal holds the second rank with 105%, Assam and Bihar jointly hold the third rank with the achievement of 104-104% of the given target and Odisha holds the fourth rank with 103% completion.
In the current financial year, wages of over ₹2617 crores have been paid to MGNREGA workers from April 2020 to February 2021, the statement further informed.
The statement further said that the Bilaspur district is at the forefront in the state in terms of employment generation against the given target for the current financial year that is more than 131% of the given target.
As per the statement, the percentage of the target achieved in other districts of Chhattisgarh is 125% in Gorella-Pendra-Marwahi, 119% in Kanker, 118% in Surguja, 117% in Janjgir-Champa, 115-115% in Durg and Jashpur, 110% in Raigarh, 109% in Balod, Dantewada and 108% in Koriya, 107-107% in Bemetara, Kondagaon and Raipur, 106% in Mahasamund, 105-105% in Balodabazar-Bhatapara and Korba, 104-104% in Kabirdham, Bijapur and Mungeli, 102% in Gariaband, Dhamtari and Sukma.
The statement further informed that the target has been achieved 100% in Balrampur-Ramanujganj, 98-98% in Rajnandgaon and Bastar, 96% in Surajpur and 95% in Narayanpur district.
The central government had sanctioned the target of providing employment of 13.50 crore man-days in the budget of the year 2020-21, the statement said.
It also informed that at the beginning of the financial year, construction works were started on a large scale with the objective to provide employment in rural areas and to strengthen the rural economy during the lockdown, as a result, 66% of the target was achieved in the first three months of the year.
In view of this progress, the state government had requested the Centre to increase the given target under MNREGA from 13.5 crore man-days to 15 crore man-days in the current fiscal year, said the statement.
