The flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) emerged as a crucial source of employment to wage seekers in the country, especially the returnee migrant labourers, during the Covid-induced national lockdown.
The highest ever 344 crore person-days employment has been generated so far this financial year (2020-21). It is about 44 per cent higher than the corresponding period last fiscal.
As many as 1.69 crore new job cards were issued this year as compared to about 69 lakh in previous year, reflecting the succor MGNREGA provided to the migrant workers going back to their villages.
Source: Tribune India
