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Ashok Gehlot: Employment Daysunder Job Guaranteescheme Raised To 125 | Jaipur News
Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot on Thursday approved the proposal to increase days of employment under the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme from 100 days to 125 days for the unemployed.
This amendment will be effective from April 1, 2023. An expenditure of about Rs 1,100 crore is likely to be incurred by providing additional employment of 25 days to the urban unemployed. The announcement in this regard was made by the CM in this year’s Budget.
Last year, Rs 800 crore was allocated in the Budget to provide 100 days of employment per family under the scheme.
The scheme was launched on September 9, 2022. Under the scheme, needy families requiring employment must make job cards through the Jan Aadhaar card. Persons between the age of 18 to 60 years are eligible for work and free registration facility has been made available through Jan Aadhaar card from E-Mitra facilities as well.
This amendment will be effective from April 1, 2023. An expenditure of about Rs 1,100 crore is likely to be incurred by providing additional employment of 25 days to the urban unemployed. The announcement in this regard was made by the CM in this year’s Budget.
Last year, Rs 800 crore was allocated in the Budget to provide 100 days of employment per family under the scheme.
The scheme was launched on September 9, 2022. Under the scheme, needy families requiring employment must make job cards through the Jan Aadhaar card. Persons between the age of 18 to 60 years are eligible for work and free registration facility has been made available through Jan Aadhaar card from E-Mitra facilities as well.
