NREGS person days plummet: Study

Employment generated has come down by 1.16 crore person days for first six months of 2021-22

Employment generated by the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) has come down by 1.16 crore person days for the first six months of the financial year 2021-22 when compared to the corresponding period in the previous year, clocking a 10 % reduction.

An analysis carried out by Libtech India has noted that only 11.73 crore person days of employment has been provided between April and October this year, vis-a-vis the 12.89 crore person days for the same period last year.

All the districts in the State except eight have recorded a reduction in the number of person days, the study said. Kamareddy recorded the highest number of person days, but with lower employment generation than last year. Nalgonda district, with 83 lakh person days, has generated more employment in the current financial year compared to the last two financial years.