Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) on the touchstone of  Social Security

Dr. Pardeep Jain; Er. Raminder Jit Singh

Volume : III, Issue : II, February - 2013

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) on the touchstone of Social Security

Dr. Pardeep Jain, Er. Raminder Jit Singh

Abstract :

The objectives of MGNREGA is to stem the tide of migration from villages to cities so as to reduce the economic pressure on urban areas and yet at the same time make rural economy viant and self–sustained through creation of durable assets. The Act of the Govt. has given statutory status to the programme by Guarantying 100 days of employment to a rural household whose adult members are willing to work or volunteer to do unskilled manual labour. Social Security for unorganised sector in India vis–à–vis the impact of MGNREGA has to be assessed on the parameter of employment generation, impact on migration, impact on quality of life particularly those belonging to BPL families and participation of women. The scheme no doubt has immense scope and impact and results in social security aspect are encouraging if the aberrations here and there are taken into stride.