Chhattisgarh secured the fourth position in the country for executing works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme for the financial year 2019-20.
Performing outstandingly, Chhattisgarh generated 13.61 crore man-days’ employment in the state as against the approved target of 13 crore man-days’ employment, an official release said on Thursday.
Achieving 105% of the target, the state stood fourth in the country, followed by Kerala, Nagaland and Meghalaya, it said.
This was not the first time the state had done something exemplary. Throughout the financial year 2019-20, the state bagged a number of prizes, proving to be outstanding in set yardsticks.
Even though the state was busy battling with the Covid-19 pandemic in closing months of the financial year, securing the fourth position is appreciable.
The performances of Maoist-hit districts, including Bijapur, Sukma, Narayanpur and Dantewada, too were remarkable and helpful in achieving the target, the release said.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and panchayat minister TS Singhdeo have congratulated the administrative as well the ground-level officials and staff of the panchayat department for their hard work, which helped the state in achieving the target.