The 22ndMeeting of the Central Employment Guarantee Council, constituted under Section 10 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005 was held on February 23, 2021 under the Chairmanship of Union Minister of Rural Development.
- Shri Narendra Singh Tomar stated that Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is one of the largest employment generating schemes which provides alternative employment to the people in rural areas.
- In this current financial year 2020-21 under the shadow of COVID-19 pandemic Mahatma Gandhi NREGS has played its critical role in providing wage employment to the wage seekers.
- A total of 344 crore person days employment has been generated so far, which is the highest ever person days generated so far and around 44% higher than that of last year during the same period.
