MGNREGS: 220.11 crore person days of employment generated so far in 2024-25
MGNREGS) till January 10 in 2024-25, the Economic Survey released on Friday said. The survey report, which was tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, said 308.9 crore person days of employment was generated in 2023-24, 293.8 crore person days were generated in 2022-23, while 363.3 crore person days were generated in 2021-22. In the COVID-19 pandemic year of 2020-21, 389.1 crore person days of employment was generated.
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The report added that multiple efficiency reforms have been introduced to fully utilise the scheme, which includes geotagging before, during and after the work is done.
It said 99.98 per cent payments were made through the National Electronic Fund Management System, wages were transferred under DBT and Aadhaar-based payment has been enabled for 96.3 per cent of the total active workers.
Around 99.23 per cent of total successful transactions for wage beneficiaries was processed through the Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) in December 2024 and social audit units were set up in 28 states and Union territories, the survey said.
It said the MGNREGS, which started as a wage-employment scheme, has evolved into a durable rural asset creation programme for sustainable livelihood diversification.
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