MNREGS is India's national social security program that guarantees 100 days of annual wage employment to rural households for unskilled manual work. It aims to enhance rural livelihood security and create rural infrastructure assets like roads, canals, ponds, and wells. Key features include a legal right to work, time-bound employment guarantees, decentralized planning by local governments, minimum wages, and worksite facilities. The program has maximized work opportunities, promoted inclusive growth and financial inclusion, increased incomes and savings, and regenerated natural resources through works like water and soil conservation, afforestation, and drought mitigation.
MNREGS is India's national social security program that guarantees 100 days of annual wage employment to rural households for unskilled manual work. It aims to enhance rural livelihood security and create rural infrastructure assets like roads, canals, ponds, and wells. Key features include a legal right to work, time-bound employment guarantees, decentralized planning by local governments, minimum wages, and worksite facilities. The program has maximized work opportunities, promoted inclusive growth and financial inclusion, increased incomes and savings, and regenerated natural resources through works like water and soil conservation, afforestation, and drought mitigation.
MNREGS is India's national social security program that guarantees 100 days of annual wage employment to rural households for unskilled manual work. It aims to enhance rural livelihood security and create rural infrastructure assets like roads, canals, ponds, and wells. Key features include a legal right to work, time-bound employment guarantees, decentralized planning by local governments, minimum wages, and worksite facilities. The program has maximized work opportunities, promoted inclusive growth and financial inclusion, increased incomes and savings, and regenerated natural resources through works like water and soil conservation, afforestation, and drought mitigation.
MNREGS is the worlds largest work guarantee programme and social
security measure that aims to guarantee the right to work as a Legal Right enacted in 2005. Aim: To ensure livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. Objectives: 1. Enhancing livelihood security in rural areas (thereby addressing chronic poverty) 2. Creating durable assets and rural infrastructure (such as roads, canals,ponds, wells). Key features of MNREGS: Legal right to work Time bound guarantee of work and unemployment allowance Decentralised planning PRIs are primarily responsible for planning, implementation and monitoring of the works that are undertaken. Wages Work site facilities with Material crche, drinking water and firstAdministrat aid. Transparency and accountability ion (75%) Funding from Central And State(% given were by centre) (6%) Skill Unskilled Semi-
Achievements: Maximizing Work opportunities Inclusive Growth Increasing household income, savings and investment Financial Inclusion Regenerating Natural Resources