Question

Briefly discuss the role of MGNREGA in eliminating poverty in rural India.

Answer 1

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 or MNREGA, is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. This act was passed in 2005 Act
Role of MNREGA in eliminating poverty:

• In districts where MNREGA is implemented, any adult member who is looking for work and willing to do unskilled manual work is provided with guaranteed 100 days of employment in a year.
• The people engaged in work under MNREGA are paid at par with minimum wages and not below it. It also provides for equal pay for equal work.
• The type of activities taken up under MNREGA helps further rural development by entailing work like water conservation and water harvesting, drought proofing, renovation of traditional water bodies and more.