1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
- Author:
- Avani Kapur and Meghna Paul
- Publication Date:
- 02-2020
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Centre for Policy Research, India
- Abstract:
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India (GoI) which aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household that demands work. Using government reported data, this brief reports on: Trends in GoI allocations and releases and total expenditures; Trends in employment provided and wages paid; Physical assets created and status of work completion.
- Topic:
- Government, Budget, Rural, and Unemployment
- Political Geography:
- South Asia and India