Chittoor district, the home turf of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, has bagged the national award for successful implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which is aimed at arresting migration of small farmers and agricultural labourers from drought-hit areas. The Ministry of Rural Development made an announcement in this regard on Wednesday. The award is for the year 2014-15.
District Collector Siddarth Jain, District Water Management Authority (DWMA) Project Director Rajasekhar Naidu and Assistant Project Director Gopichand will receive the award from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the NREGS mela at Krishi Vignan Bhavan, New Delhi, on February 2.
Prime Minister to present award on February 2 in New Delhi
