Rajasthan Government approved new guidelines for the implementation of Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved new guidelines for the implementation of Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme.

• New guidelines

• As per the new guidelines, a person in the age group of 18 to 60 years residing in the local body area will be registered on the basis of Jan Aadhaar card.

• Jan Aadhaar card will be issued by the state government and will be the primary eligibility document for enrollment under the scheme.

• Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme

• This scheme is an urban employment scheme announced by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the state budget 2022-23 of Rajasthan.

• Under this scheme, people living in urban areas will be provided employment for at least 100 days per year.

• It has been prepared on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA).

• The government will spend Rs 800 crore every year on this ambitious scheme.

• To get the work allowed under this scheme, the work will be approved and executed through committees at the state / district / body level.