-PTI
Himachal Pradesh has been declared as the best state for implementation of and providing employment to women under MGNREGA, the Vidhan Sabha was informed today. Replying to a question, rural development Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that while the national average was 49 per cent, 60 per cent women were given employment in the state. He said that during 2011-12, an amount of Rs 405.02 crore had been spent under it till March 1 this year. As many as seven lakh job cards had been issued to beneficiaries from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2012, he also informed.