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EDITORIAL
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Employment Guarantee – Lifeline for the rural poor |
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Over two years since it became operational, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) 2005 has had a positive impact on the lives of millions of people across the poorest districts in the country. the Act, which guarantees 100 days of employment per household at minimum wages, is the first piece of legislation that compels the state to provide a social safety net for impoverished rural households. the sch...
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Two Years of NREGA |
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The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) notified on 7 th September, 2005, aims at enhancing livelihood security of households in rural
areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer
to do unskilled manual work. The choice of works suggested in the Act addresses
causes of chronic poverty like drought, deforestation and soil erosion, so that the process of employment generation is maintained on a sustainable basis The Act covered 200 districts in its first phase, implemented on February 2, 2006, and was extended to 330 additional districts in 2007-2008. All the remaining rural areas have been notified with effect from April 1, 2008.
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