Ganjam, chief ministerNaveen Patnaiks Home district, has topped the charts in both the state and country in providing 100 days of EMPLOYMENT to more than one lakh families under theMGNREGA(Mahatma GandhiNational Rural Employment Guarantee Act), the flagship rural employment scheme of the Centre.
As many as 1,01,001 households have completed 100 days of employment under the MGNREGA in Ganjam until Thursday, sources said. It was followed by Barmer and Nagaur districts in Rajasthan, which provided jobs to 91,033 and 79,592 families, respectively. Andhra Pradeshs Anantapur district stood fourth by providing employment to 66,143 families, they said.
Ganjam had provided 100 days of employment to 77,275 and 46,113 households in 2020-21 and 2019-20, respectively. The district had stood first in the state in both fiscals in providing employment to most households, while it was ranked 15th and 11th in 2020-21 and 2019-20, respectively, sources said.
Ganjam has also stood first in the state in generating person-days of work (273,45,660) and making an expenditure of more than Rs 593 crore during the period, the sources added.