Number Of Person Days Generated Under Rural Jobs Scheme Falls In January-February
NDTV
Data compiled by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, which has been at the helm of the protest, showed 34.59 crore person days were generated in January and February this year.
The number of person days generated under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) in January and February this year following the implementation of an app-based attendance system has gone down compared to previous years, data compiled by a civil society group has showed.
As groups of MGNREGA workers continue to protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against the new attendance and payment systems for over a month, data compiled by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, which has been at the helm of the protest, showed 34.59 crore person days were generated in January and February this year.
This was significantly lower than January and February 2022, when 53.07 crore person days of work were generated.
In 2021, 56.94 crore person days of work were generated in the same period. In 2020, it was 47.75 crore person days in the two months, while in 2019, 47.86 crore person days were generated in January and February.