27 mn households sought work under employment guarantee scheme last month

This was mainly on account of migrants again returning to their homes due to the second wave of Covid-19 and several cities going into lockdowns

Around 27.3 million households demanded work under MGNREGA in April 2021, among the highest for the month in recent times.
 
This comes as migrants once again returned to their homes due to the second wave of Covid-19 and several cities went into lockdowns.
 
The high work demand for MGNREGA in April is, however, in line with the trend seen since FY21.
 
During the financial year, MGNREGA work demand consistently remained at an elevated level as compared to the previous years though month-on-month there was a fall from the peak seen in May and June 2020 as economic