Work generation under NREGS declines in April

Data from the government website shows that domestic work declined by 13.67% last month to 18.5 million compared to 21.2 million in April 21, while the output of individual work under the scheme was 340.7 million in April last year. 18.3% to 278.4 million.

The decline in job creation confirms the decline in demand for work under the Rural Guarantee Scheme, which has seen a year-on-year decline and is approaching pre-Covid levels, which is expected to reduce dependence on the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. suggests. Livelihood.

Domestic demand for work stood at 23.2 million in April 2022, down 11.1% as compared to 26.1 million in April 2021, while personal demand fell by 13% to 32.8 million last month, while 37.8 million persons sought work under the scheme Was. in April 2021.

This demand, although higher than in 2019, is on the decline, indicating that normalcy in the labor market is slowly returning. In April 2019, 21 million households sought work under the scheme, while individual demand stood at 30.3 million.

“The rural labor market is moving towards equilibrium. With the end of the Covid scare, rural migrants are now moving back to urban India and subsequently rural distress has declined,” said labor economist KR Shyam Sundar.

However, Sundar feels that the data for the next two quarters is crucial to establish stability in the rural market keeping in view the geopolitical crisis, inflation and other factors that will determine the economic growth going forward.