The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme has provided jobs to one lakh people in Rajasthan’s urban areas within six days of its launch, an official said on Thursday.
There is a lot of enthusiasm among needy people in urban areas about this scheme and the number of beneficiaries is continuously increasing, the official said.
Job cards for more than 2.45 lakh families with the names of 3,83,639 people have been made under the scheme. So far, 1,39,798 people from 96,452 families have sought employment.