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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

(MGNREGS) has played a crucial role in employment generation and
the alleviation of rural poverty. However, there are many limitations
associated with the scheme. Discuss.

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LET’S BREAK IT DOWN…..
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(MGNREGS) has played a crucial role in employment generation
and the alleviation of rural poverty. However, there are many
limitations associated with the scheme. Discuss.
400 WORDS – 10 MARKS
1. INTRODUCTION: MGNREGS
2. BODY PART-1(short): Role played by
MGNREGS
3. BODY PART-2 (long): Limitations
4. CONCLUSION: Summary + Solutions
1. INTRODUCTION – MGNREGS
❑ great leap forward towards the
eradication of poverty
❑ Launched in 2005
❑ implemented by the Government of India
with the aim of ‘Right to Work’
❑ aims at enhancing the livelihood security
of people in rural areas by guaranteeing
hundred days of wage-employment in a
financial year to a rural household whose
adult members volunteer to do unskilled
manual work
LET’S DELVE DEEPER!
LET’S BREAK IT DOWN…..
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(MGNREGS) has played a crucial role in employment generation
and the alleviation of rural poverty. However, there are many
limitations associated with the scheme. Discuss.
400 WORDS – 10 MARKS
1. INTRODUCTION: MGNREGS
2. BODY PART-1(short): Role played by
MGNREGS
3. BODY PART-2 (long): Limitations
4. CONCLUSION: Summary + Solutions
2. BODY PART-1 ROLE PLAYED BY MGNREGS
• controls the causes of poverty, benefits the bottom class
deprived of education, land, skills and social support
1. Narrowing down the • MGNREGA increased Dalit and tribal participation in FY 22-
disparities 23 37.19%, FY 21-22 37.5%, FY 20-21 38%.
2. Women empowerment
3. Self-reliance with rural • guarantees one third of its job to women.
• In practice, more than half of the participants are women. In
infrastructure development FY 22-23 57.40%, FY 21-22 54.82%, FY 20-21 53.19%
4. Stabilising the Indian are women.
economy • optimises role in decision making, enhances education,
stretches the marital age.
2. BODY PART-1 ROLE PLAYED BY MGNREGS
• creating various natural resources such as ponds, dug wells,
horticulture plantations, vermicomposting pits; mutually
1. Narrowing down the
enhancing the biodiversity and sustainable development.
disparities • Until 2019, more than 3.61 crores have been geo-tagged under
2. Women empowerment MGNREGA and 7.32 crores worth of assets have been created
3. Self-reliance with rural under NREGA.
infrastructure development • 2008 financial crisis,
4. Stabilising the Indian economy • COVID-19 pandemic: provided a critical lifeline for record 11
crore workers; helped compensate 20% - 80% of income loss
incurred during lockdown
LET’S BREAK IT DOWN…..
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(MGNREGS) has played a crucial role in employment generation
and the alleviation of rural poverty. However, there are many
limitations associated with the scheme. Discuss.
400 WORDS – 10 MARKS
1. INTRODUCTION: MGNREGS
2. BODY PART-1(short): Role played by
MGNREGS
3. BODY PART-2 (long): Limitations
4. CONCLUSION: Summary + Solutions
3. BODY PART-2 LIMITATIONS
3. BODY PART-2 LIMITATIONS
1. Low wage rate Less than corresponding state’s minimum wages
2. Budgetary constraints
3. Unmet targets’
4. Payment delays and nonpayment
of unemployment allowance
5. Technical issues
6. Corruption
budget constraints reducing from the ever-peak budget of INR
111500 crores in FY 20-21 to INR 98000 crores in FY 21-22 then
to INR 73000 crores in FY 22-23 now to INR 60000 crores in FY
23-24 which is 18% less than the previous year; inadequate to meet
the demands.
3. BODY PART-2 LIMITATIONS
1. Low wage rate The average days of employment provided per household
is just 47.84 days in 2022-2023, while it was 50.07 days
2. Budgetary constraints
in 2021-22, 51.52 days in 2020-21
3. Unmet targets’
4. Payment delays and nonpayment of In the attempt of digitalisation, the scheme is more
unemployment allowance constrained as the average rate of digital literacy in rural
5. Technical issues India is not more than 30%. In such conditions, the ABPS
(Aadhaar based payment system) and NMMS (National
6. Corruption
mobile monitoring system) have imposed more burden by
irregularities such as attendance failures, payment failures,
improper ground monitoring, unstable networks, multiple
links with Aadhaar and bank accounts, lack of
transparency etc.
3. BODY PART-2 LIMITATIONS
1. Low wage rate
2. Budgetary constraints
3. Unmet targets’
4. Payment delays and non payment of
unemployment allowance
5. Technical issues
6. Corruption
LET’S BREAK IT DOWN…..
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(MGNREGS) has played a crucial role in employment generation
and the alleviation of rural poverty. However, there are many
limitations associated with the scheme. Discuss.
400 WORDS – 10 MARKS
1. INTRODUCTION: MGNREGS
2. BODY PART-1(short): Role played by
MGNREGS
3. BODY PART-2 (long): Limitations
4. CONCLUSION: Summary + Solutions
4. WAY FORWARD….
• There might be few anomalies in the system, yet the scheme has
yielded good outcomes.
• MGNREGA is a lifeline of poor households.
• In a trend of widening disparities to control poverty and improve
livelihoods, it must be repaired.
• It must be rejuvenated by allocating adequate funds of at least
the thrice of the allocated, to meet the requirements of demand-
driven job, ensuring a complete 100 days of work for all the
demanded workers and, payments must be processed within 15
days from the date of closure.
• A serious reconciliation is required concerning the technical
constraints.
• Indeed, the optimal usage of the scheme is mandatory for self-
reliance, poverty reduction, economic recovery and prosperous
nation.
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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural

Employment Guarantee Scheme
(MGNREGS) has played a crucial
role in employment generation and
the alleviation of rural poverty. FREE
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