MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT
GURANTEE ACT
Ministry of Rural Development
Government of India
INTRODUCTION
MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT
GUARANTEE ACT (MGNREGA) WAS IMPLEMENTED AND
CAME INTO FORCE ON FEBRUARY 2, 2006. IT WAS THE FIRST
ACT OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD WHEREIN AN ECONOMIC SAFETY
NET IS PROVIDED TO AROUND 2/3RD OF THE POPULATION
THROUGH THE RIGHT TO WORK. THE SCALE ON WHICH IT HAS
BEEN PROVIDED IS JUST MINDBOGGLING, ENGAGING AROUND
1/10TH OF THE TOTAL WORLD POPULATION. IT WAS SECOND IN
A SERIES OF RIGHT BASED POLICIES GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
HAS ROLLED OUT IN THE PAST DECADE.
OBJECTIVES OF MGNRGA
1 The core aim of the
NREGA scheme is to
ensure that there is a
3 Strenthening decentralixation and deepening
processes od democracy by giving a pivotal role
to Panchayati Raj Institutions in planning ,
source of livelihood for the
monitoring and implementation
economically weaker
section of the population
2 4
iIts objective is to provide a TO CREATE A RURAL ASSET BASE WHICH WOULD ENHANCE
minimum of 100 days of PRODUCTIVE WAYS OF EMPLOYMENT, AND AUGMENT AND
guaranteed non-skilled manual SUSTAIN A RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME.
empolyment to rural workers every
year , so that rural households are
able to sustain themselves
Objectives
5 THE MGNREGA PROVIDES A LEGAL GUARANTEE FOR WAGE
EMPLOYMENT. 7 It is a demand-driven programme where
provision of work is triggered by the demand
for work by wage-seekers
6 here are legal provisions for allowances and
compensation both in cases of failure to
provide work on demand and delays in payment
8 MGNREGA ALSO MARKS A BREAK FROM THE RELIEF
PROGRAMMES OF THE PAST TOWARDS AN
of wages for work undertaken INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND
LIVELIHOODS GENERATION PERSPECTIVE.
TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 100 DAYS OF EQUAL WAGES FOR MEN AND WOMEN AND
UNSLIIED WORK ON DEMAND PER
PREFERENCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO WOMEN IN
HOUSEHOLD PER ANNUM WITHIN 15 DAYS
EACH WORK AND AT LEAST ONE THIRD OF
AND WITHIN 5 KMS RADIUS NEAR TO
PERSONS TO WHOM WORK IS ALLOTED HAVE TO
HIS/HER ADDRESS TO ALL ADULTS WHO
BE WOMEN , THUS ENSURING WOMEN
HAVE COMPLETED 18 YEARS
EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL EQUALITY
PANCHAYAT RAJ INSTITUTION TO HAVE A
PRINCIPAL ROLE IN PLANNING AND AIMS OF creation and maintenance of rural
IMPLEMENTATION AND EACH DISTRICT HAS TO MGNREGA assets and envrionmental
PREPARE A SHELF OF PROJECTS
protection
Lowering of rural-urban migration Creation of local durable assets
through self creation
THE ROLE OF GRAM SABHA AND GRAM PANCHAYAT IN THE MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL
RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE
ROLE OF GRAM SABHA IN MGNREGS ROLE OF GRAM PANCHAYAT
It lists down the works priority-wise w.r.t the potential It is authorized with the role to receive the job
of the local area applications
It monitors the work executed within the Gram After receiving the applications, it is responsible to
Panchayat verify them
It acts as the primary forum for the social audits All households are registered by the Gram Panchayat
It also works as a platform to resolve all workers’ queries The MGNREGS job cards are issued by the Gram
related to any MGNREGA work Panchayat
EMPLOYMENT CARD
ADULT MEMBERS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLD SUBMIT THEIR NAME,AGEAND ADDRESS WITH PHOTO TO
THE GRAM PANCHAYAT. THE GRAM PANCHAYAT REGISTERS HOUSEHOLDS AFTER MAKING ENQUIRY
AND ISSUES A JOB CARD. THE JOB CARD CONTAINS THE DETAILSOF ADULTMEMBER ENROLLED AND
HIS/HER PHOTO.
REGISTERED PERSON CAN SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR WORK IN WRITING EITHER TO PANCHAYAT
OR TO PROGRAMME OFFICER.
TYPES OF WORK UNDER THE SCHEME
Conclusions
THOUGH SOME CHALLENGES
AND DISADVANTAGES. THE
MGNREGA IS HELPING PEOPLE
IN THE RURAL AREA WHO ARE
THE BENIFICAIRY OF THAT
PROGRAM.IT IS THE LANDMARK
LEGISLATION INTHE HISTORY
OF SOCIAL SECURITY
LEGISLATION AFTER
INDEPENDANCE
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