Summary:
more-inThiruvananthapuram district accounted for the highest number of work days in the State under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in 2017-18 financial year. A total of 77.41 lakh work days were created for 1,58,725 families. A major portion of the work was in the field of water and soil conservation, as part of the district panchayat’s Jalashree project. But, based on a clear master plan, we have used their work to create assets,” said Mr.
Madhu. Some 432 public ponds had been renovated and 50,977 rainwater pits had been created..