Himachal Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anil Sharma on Tuesday said that under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Yojna (MGNREGS), 240 lakh mandays were generated against target of 218 lakh mandays during 2016-17 spending `625 crore against `396 crore target and the achievement was 108 per cent.
Presiding over the State level Vigilance & Monitoring Committee meeting here, the minister said that funds of `700 crore had been got approved for current financial year to generate 250 lakh mandays. He said the state was now able to clear all previous liabilities.
The Rural Development Minister said Rs. 500 crore project under Deen Dyal Rural Skill Scheme had been adopted by the State Government and first instalment of `133 crore has also been received. The scheme envisages to provide job oriented training for 15000 unemployed youth between 18-35 years age of BPl families during next three years.
The State had already completed selection of 5400 youth for this year, he added.
Discussing on Swachh Bharat Mission, the Minister said that the State had received first prize for being ‘Open Defecation Free’ among the big States of the Country. He said 202687 toilets had been constructed in the State from 2013 to 2017 achieving cent percent target.