EXAMINING THE ROLE OF MGNREGA IN CREATION OF JOB AND BETTER LIVING CONDITION: A STUDY ON THE NORTH EAST INDIA
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India, a country with diverse religion, caste, creed, tradition and customs is gaining its stand in the world both economically and politically. More than 70 percent of the population resides in the villages and majority of them are poor. The problem of poverty is in a sorry state of affair and poses a serious hurdle to economic growth the country. The Government of India had launched various developmental programmes and anti-poverty schemes to reduce the disparity between the rich and poor. But the efficacy of these schemes is under cloud. The present work focuses on this issue by making a critical study of a popular scheme of the Government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The study examines the role of MGNREGA in creation of jobs and the performance of scheme in reducing the poverty level, improving consumption level and social security. This has been done through a critical examination of literature available and analyzing the official data available. The study finds that the scheme has succeeded in providing employment to the rural people and raises their purchasing power and economic condition to some extend at national level but the performance in the North East India is not remarkable as compared to the national averages.
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