June 16, 2020 2:03 PM

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UP becomes top state in country to provide employment to workers under MGNREGA

<span style="color: #222222;">Uttar Pradesh has become the top state in the country to provide employment to the workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme MGNREGA. Yesterday Uttar Pradesh provided employment to more than 57 lakh workers under MGNREGA.<br />'' <br />'' According to the data released by officials, Yesterday 57 lakh 12975 workers got employment in around 57 thousand village panchayats of the state which is 18% of the total work generated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the country.<br />'' <br />'' Officials said that the state has generated 7.93 crore man-days and the government will provide jobs to 10 lakh more workers in the coming days. The employment push from the state government under MGNREGA comes as a major positive development at a time when more than 30 lakh migrant labourers have returned from other states to UP.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked officials to conduct a detailed survey of all the industrial units and explore possibilities of employment so that migrant workers who have returned from other states can be accommodated. </span><br />

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