MGNREGS DEMAND NOT A TRUE INDICATOR OF DISTRESS
Why in the news?
- Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran highlighted that demand under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) does not accurately reflect rural distress.
- Studies show no satisfactory explanation for the uneven performance of the scheme across states.
source:slideshare
About the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS):
- Legislation: Enacted August 25, 2005, provides 100 days of guaranteed employment annually for rural households.
- Implementation: Managed by the Ministry of Rural Development, with state-level execution.
- MGNREGA: Rural wage employment program in India.
- Eligibility: Rural households with adults willing to work.
- Administered by: Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) and state governments.
Objectives of MGNREGA:
- Enhance livelihood security of the rural poor by creating wage employment.
- Build rural assets to boost productive employment and sustain household income.
- Enrol adults via Gram Panchayat for employment, with job cards issued.
- Employment includes building infrastructure like roads, canals, and wells.
Key Provisions of MGNREGA:
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