What is the scheme of MGNREGA?

The mandate of the MGNREGA is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The core objectives of the MGNREGA are: 

• Providing not less than one hundred days of unskilled manual work as guaranteed employment in a financial year to every household in rural areas as per demand, resulting in the creation of productive assets of prescribed quality and durability; 
• Strengthening the livelihood resource base of the poor; 
• Proactively ensuring social inclusion and 
• Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions. 

Further Reading:

• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
• Inclusive Growth, Government Strategy – An Overview

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