People working on water conservation projects in Akkalkuva taluka of Nandurbar district
The 35-year-old had made plans to leave for Surat with his wife, Kesabai, and son, Mangesh, leaving behind two children and ageing parents in the village. We have potential to provide employment to 101 lakh man days and we are adding more,” said district collector Mittali Sethi. Nashik: With his paddy crop wiped out by a severe rainfall deficit, Shankar Gavit of Akkalkuwa had almost given up hope. The family was days away from migrating when work arrived at their doorstep under the rural employment scheme. Instead of boarding a vehicle to Surat, the family is now building its own house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. We asked all gram panchayats to prepare personal and community benefit works and provide employment to every single person demanding it.
20,500 unskilled workers are currently engaged under the employment guarantee scheme, while 14,761 individual and community works are underway across Akkalkuwa, Akrani, Nandurbar, Navapur, Shahada and Taloda talukas, according to officials. Around 79,077 houses have been included in the employment shelf, allowing villagers to earn daily wages of Rs 312 while constructing their own homes. These include 3,901 individual irrigation wells, 6,679 horticulture and fruit orchard plantations, 2,162 cattle sheds, and poultry farming shelters,” said Usharani Devgune, deputy collector (EGS), Nandurbar.
Authorities have built their anti-migration strategy around individual beneficiary schemes, particularly housing under PMAY. “Beyond housing, personal benefit schemes focus on long-term rural asset creation and agricultural stability.