Rajasthan Job guarantee scheme

• The Government of Rajasthan is going to launch Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme to provide employment to the residents of the city on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme run by the Central Government.

• This Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme will be started in Rajasthan from September 9. A budget provision of Rs 800 crore has been made for this scheme in the financial year 2022-23.

• This scheme will provide 100 days of employment to the families living in urban areas on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

• More than 2.2 lakh families have been registered under this scheme, which is expected to provide employment to the poor and needy people including those affected by the pandemic.

• Under this scheme all the family members of a job card holder, whose age is between 18 to 60 years, will be eligible to get work under the scheme.