Socio Economic Impact of MGNREGA on Poverty Alleviation

Author(s): Janaki P and Dr. J Udhayakumar

Abstract:

A very complex social issue is poverty. "Poverty is, first and foremost, a scarcity of means of subsistence and, secondly, a standard of living below a particular minimum standard, "In rural India, agriculture continues to be the predominant industry for employment. However, many farmers are compelled to forgo the slow agricultural season because farming is a seasonal enterprise. Industrialization and the service sector can generate jobs, but they are rare in rural areas. The seasonality of agriculture, its low output, and the dearth of other employment opportunities make rural poverty and unemployment more prevalent in this industry. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is an employment initiative in India that intends to alleviate rural poverty and unemployment by generating a demand for productive laborers in Indian communities. By the construction of productive assets like roads, clean water tanks, soil and water conservation efforts, etc., it provides an alternate source of income that will minimize poverty, limit child labor, decrease migration, and assist villages in becoming self-sufficient. It has been named the world's largest anti-poverty program for these reasons. Despite being passed in 2005, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was not put into effect until 200 districts were carefully selected in 2006. Adopted in 2009, the Act is now known as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The primary objective of the Act is to provide 100 days of paid employment to any adult residing in a rural area who desires to engage in unskilled manual labor.

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