 "Demand for MGNREGA work slumps 26% in May amid Covid-19 pandemic")
Around 27.6 million households have sought work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) this month to date. This is nearly 26 per cent less than last year, given several states are still busy reining in the Covid-19 contagion.
Several civil society workers said the push seen last year in expanding the scheme has largely been missing this year.
In Rajasthan, for example, there was a complete halt in MGNREGA work from May 10 due to the lockdown. In Uttar Pradesh (UP), activists said work demand went down since gram sabhas had not been constituted due
Several civil society workers said the push seen last year in expanding the scheme has largely been missing this year.
In Rajasthan, for example, there was a complete halt in MGNREGA work from May 10 due to the lockdown. In Uttar Pradesh (UP), activists said work demand went down since gram sabhas had not been constituted due
