In News
- The Tamil Nadu government would implement the Kalaignar Urban Development Scheme at a cost of ?1,000 crores.
About
- Under Kalaignar Urban Development Scheme, Infrastructure including a community hall, markets, modern libraries will be created in municipalities and town panchayats
- The urban employment scheme will be on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), to improve the livelihood of the urban poor.
Objectives and Need
- Growing urbanisation: The urban population in Tamil Nadu was growing fast and it would reach 60% of the total population by 2036.
- A total of four crore people are now living in urban areas, accounting for 53% of the total population.
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic: It aims to provide employment to the urban poor, who had lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Thousands of jobs were lost and the government discussed ways to create jobs for them.
- Under the scheme, workers will be used for activities such as desilting of water bodies and maintenance of public parks and other places.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
|
Source: TH
Previous article
S400 Air Defence Deal
Next article
Facts in News