The Impact of MGNREGS on the Economic Development of Rural People
International Journal of Economics Commerce and Research (IJECR), Vol. 6, Issue 3, June 2016
6 Pages Posted: 14 Sep 2016
Date Written: June 30, 2016
Abstract
Rural development can be possible through the eradication of rural unemployment as large chunk of the rural folk has been under disguised employment. With this background, Government of India thought that providing employment opportunities to rural poor would result in improving the living conditions of the rural poor which will pave the way for rural development. With this intention, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was enacted by legislation on August 25, 2005 for providing employment for rural poor. This Act gives legal guarantee of at least one hundred days of wage employment in a financial year to a rural household. This research paper highlighted the income and savings of MGNREGS workers and impact of this scheme on their income and saving and measure whether MGNREGS enhance livelihood security in rural areas.
Keywords: Disguised Employment, Employment Opportunities, Wage Employment in a Financial Year
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