How India Lives

Number of Persons who Demanded Work

This visualisation presents the number of persons who applied for work in a year, state-wise and district-wise. It also shows the trend of work demanded before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Name of the Scheme	Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
Type of Scheme	Centrally Sponsored Scheme
Scheme Description	MGNREGS aims to enhance livelihood security of the rural masses with a provision of at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult member volunteers to do unskilled manual work. This is one of the world’s largest public sector employment programmes, providing guaranteed income through employment.
Data Source	Compiled by CBGA from the data available at: MGNREGA MIS Data https://www.nrega.nic.in/netnrega/mgnrega_new/Nrega_home.aspx
Frequency	Yearly
General Notes	NA-Data Not Available / Applicable
Indicator Name	Number of Persons who Demanded the Employment
Indicator Description	Under the scheme, all person who want to work under the scheme have to apply for the same. This refer to the number of person who applied for employment during the year.
Indicator Unit	Number of Persons who Demanded the Employment