Issue: August 2008
  Need For Introspection
 

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), enacted in 2005 is a landmark legislati on which empowers the rural population with the legal ...

  Awareness in the Development of Tribals
  In the district of Sonbhadra , the main problem in the development of the tribals (or forest dwellers) is lack of education. Due to this very reason a...
  Livelihood for Just Five Rupees and 25 Paise
  There appear to be several aspects of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, on the basis of which this Act can be ungrudgingly be termed a...
  Social Audit scenario in Orissa
  Social audit of government works is a unique tool of establishing
government’s direct accountability to the people. In National Rural
Emplo...

  A Tale of Two Villages
  Rameshwaris are motevillage in are motegram panchayat. Ambajhari,
in Boudh block of Orissa has just one main road. In October, just before
...

EDITORIAL
 
Employment Guarantee – Lifeline for the rural poor  

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

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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