Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS)
It was launched by Ministry of Rural Development via Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.
It ensures 100 days of unskilled manual job for the unemployed in rural and transition areas. During
Financial year 2021-22 (as on 23.07.2021), 6.51 crore persons have been provided employment and more than 130.9 crore person-days have been generated under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. During the financial year 2021-22, an amount of Rs. 41,187.06 crore has been released in for the implementation of programme. So far, more than 25 lakh assets have been created in the FY 2021-22.
