Goa: During lockdown, demand for MNREGA jobs jumped 15 times

Demand for unskilled employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) increased over 15 fold during the lockdown in Goa, shows data released by the Union ministry of rural development. While 49 households were provided employment in May 2019, 112 households in June 2019, the figure jumped to 795 and 680 households for the same period this year.