Demand for work below the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) peaked throughout the nationwide lockdown however remains to be increased than pre-pandemic ranges. Economic Survey 2021-22 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched it within the Lok Sabha on Monday.
The survey stated, “An analysis of the latest data on demand for work under MGNREGA reveals the following trends in the rural labor market: (i) MGNREGA employment peaked in 2020 during the nationwide lockdown (ii) MGNREGA work Demand has increased. Stable after second Covid wave; (iii) Total MGNREGA employment still above pre-pandemic level…”
“During the nationwide lockdown, the combination demand for MGNREGA work peaked in June 2020, and stabilized thereafter. During the second covid wave, the demand for MGNREGA employment reached a most degree of 4.59 crore individuals in June 2021. Nevertheless, when it comes to seasonality, mixture demand remains to be above the pre-pandemic ranges of 2019. Survey.
The survey stated that for some states equivalent to Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, the demand for work below the job assure scheme has fallen under pre-pandemic ranges prior to now few months.
“Intuitively, one can expect that the higher MGNREGA demand may be directly related to the movement of migrant workers i.e. the source states will be more affected. Nevertheless, state-level analysis shows that for many migrant-source states such as West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, MGNREGA employment for most months of 2021 has been lower than the same level in 2020,” the survey stated. has gone. “In distinction, demand for MGNREGA employment has been increased for migrant-recipient states equivalent to Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for many months of 2020 into 2021. There are nonetheless different states that don’t match neatly into this classification, “It stated.
“Therefore, the relationship between MGNREGA employment and movement of migrant workers during the last two years cannot be conclusively determined, and further research is required,” it added.
According to the newest knowledge out there on the NREGA portal, 6.73 crore households (9.72 crore individuals) have availed the agricultural employment assure scheme throughout the present monetary yr until January 31. The authorities had allotted Rs 73,000 crore for this scheme within the 2021-22 price range. This was elevated to Rs 98,000 crore by allocating Rs 25,000 crore by Supplementary Demands for Grants throughout the winter session of Parliament.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
