TNPSC Thervupettagam

T.N. sets record in job guarantee scheme

April 20 , 2021 1221 days 1203 0
  • Tamil Nadu has created a record in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the just-concluded financial year (2020-21).
  • After four years, the number of person days generated in the State crossed the 30-crore-mark.
  • It stood at 33.4 crore person days.
  • For 2020-21, the Centre had fixed a target of 27 crore person days for the State.
  • Later, it revised the target to 32 crore person days.
  • Salem was one of those districts that exceeded the target of person days last year, generating about 1.24 crore person days against the approved 1.12 crore person days.
  • Kancheepuram’s performance was said to be impressive in natural resources management, water conservation and plantation.

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