New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- The Ministry of Rural Development on Friday highlighted that 99.67% of active Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) workers' Aadhaar details are already seeded, with the e-KYC offering a "simple, reliable, accurate and efficient" method for verification.
MGNREGA, one of the world's largest social security programmes, currently spans 2.69 lakh Gram Panchayats and has over 26 crore registered workers.
Under the Act, Gram Panchayats are mandated to issue job cards within 15 days of receiving an application, following due enquiry.
The Act also requires job cards to be renewed every five years, after verification by Panchayat Raj Institutions.
To support states in managing these statutory resp...