Work generated under MNREGA highest in 8 years
The government on Tuesday claimed that the average days of employment generated per household under MNREGA in the financial year 2015-16, at 49, was highest in eight years. Around 235 crore person days' work was generated last year, the government reported. Notably, 55% of the beneficiaries were women, a large number of them from vulnerable sections like SCs, it added.