A lead performer in many developmental interventions, the State is now ahead of national average in several indicators of MGNREGS. Residents of 20 vulnerable blocks in four Odisha districts will be allowed employment for 200 days in a year under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), as part of a special Rs 500 crore package announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Odisha is ahead of national average in indicators like project completion, geo-tagging, timely payment of wages, individual beneficiary based projects, e-payment and employment generation.