Minister of State for Rural Development Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani on Monday said MGNREGS is the “strongest weapon” against rural unemployment and distress migration, especially during lean agricultural seasons.
Addressing senior officials and stakeholders from various states at the first meeting of the ministry’s Performance Review Committee (PRC) for the FY 2025-26, Pemmasani said the scheme has created durable and productive assets, while generating over 250 crore person-days annually.
A ‘Viksit Gaon’ where every family has a pucca house with basic amenities, every village is connected by quality roads, every rural youth has employment opportunities, and every woman is empowered and financially independent is not a distant dream but an achievable reality, the minister said. PTI
