1600 lakh man-days created in Jharkhand

The Raghuvar Das government in Jharkhand today said it has been able to create 1600 lakh man-days for MGNREGA while it was only 1025 lakh man-days before the new regime came to power barely 1000 days ago.
Announcing this, Jharkhand Rural Development minister Neelkanth Singh Munda said more man-days are being created.
Giving details of his departments' achievements in 1000 days, he said a total 38.67 lakh families have been provided jobs compared to 25.94 lakh families before the formation of the new government.
Munda said 4,25,373 schemes have been completed as compared to 1,55,605 before the formation of the government.

Stating that Jharkhand is second in the country in the construction of 'dobhas' (small ponds) after Andhra Pradesh, the minister said a total 1,74,654 dobhas have been dug and work is on to dig 1,03,421 more dobhas.
Jharkhand is also second in digging irrigation wells with 26,631 wells, he said.
Work is also on to complete 2,22,388 houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yozana, the minister said.