An Analysis on the Performance of Mgnregp in India

Prof. P. Selvamani

Volume : I, Issue : V, October - 2012

An Analysis on the Performance of Mgnregp in India

Prof. P. Selvamani

Abstract :

One of the most important schemes that the Government of India adopted in 2005 to eradicate rural poverty is the introduction of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The NREG Act is an act to provide for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. It is the flagship programme of the UFA Government that directly touches lives of the poor and promotes inclusive growth. Enacted after a successful struggle for an employment guarantee legislation, the NREG Act was a partial victory towards a full–fledged right to employment. The act became operational in Feuary 2006, starting with 200 districts, and within three and a half years, has been extended to the rest of the country. NREGA is the first ever law that guarantees wage employment at an unprecedented scale. Dr. Jean Dreze, a Belgium born economist, has been a major influence on this project.