Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), GOI Budget Briefs 2012-13
Budget Briefs-Rural Development Sector Vol 4 Issue 3, 2012-2013
8 Pages Posted: 21 Oct 2013
Date Written: April 1, 2012
Abstract
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is the flagship Rural Development scheme of the Government of India (GOI). Using government reported data, this brief analyses MGNREGA progress along the following parameters: a) Trends in allocations and expenditures, b) Trends in employment provided and wages paid, c) Trends in assets created, and d) Coverage.
Keywords: NREGA, NREGS, Employment Guarantee, rural development, India
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Kapur, Avani and Chowdhury, Anirvan, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), GOI Budget Briefs 2012-13 (April 1, 2012). Budget Briefs-Rural Development Sector Vol 4 Issue 3, 2012-2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2342738
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