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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

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Hemapriya kanakkupillai
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Our economy has been going through the problem of unemployment and joblessness since Independence. Joblessness has often resulted in rural distress forcing people to leave their houses and migrate to urban areas in search of jobs. The Government of India launched various schemes to help the rural poor. They launched Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) in 1999 and the National Food for Work Programme in 2004. The main objective of these schemes was to provide supplemental wages to the rural poor to help them fulfil their basic needs. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) was amongst these welfare schemes. National mahatma gandhi scheme was convened in 2005 and was launched as MNREGA

The Objectives of MNREGA

Income Tax Return (ITR) is a form which a person is supposed to submit to the Income Tax Department of India.In addition to just employment generation the major objectives of NREGA scheme are:

  • It mandatorily provides unskilled manual work for 100 days to every household in the rural area in a financial year. It leads to the creation of productive assets which matches the standard durability and quality.
  • This scheme also tries to include the rural poor in society, leading to social inclusiveness.
  • It is also responsible for strengthening the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
  • Providing a source of livelihood to the rural poor.
  • Projects implemented under this scheme are focused on the development of the agricultural sector. Issues such as deforestation, drought, soil erosion are taken up for rural projects as they often contribute to downtrodden conditions of the people. This act aims at increasing the natural resource base on which the majority of the rural population is dependent. If the scheme is implemented in a well-planned manner, it could change the poverty scenario.
  • The scheme is based on the principles of democracy and transparency.
  • It is a demand driven scheme. The resources are transferred to this scheme when there is a demand for employment.

Features of the MNREGA Act:

  • Decentralised Planning: Village administration plays an important role in planning, implementing, and monitoring the scheme. The local council or the Gram Sabhas have the responsibility of allotting work and the Gram Panchayats are responsible for executing 50% of the work.
  • Structure of the scheme is based on rights: This scheme covers Right to work, Right to employment, and Right to wages.

 

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