Role of Nrega In Rural Development

Examining the Impact of NREGA on Rural Development and Employment

Authors

  • Sushma CMJ University
  • Sunil Phougat

Keywords:

NREGA, rural development, job guarantee scheme, employment, minimum wage, government, financial year, public work, unskilled manual work, wages

Abstract

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) is anIndian job guarantee scheme, enacted by legislation on August 25, 2005. Thescheme provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days of employment in everyfinancial year to adult members of any rural household willing to do publicwork related unskilled manual work at the statutory minimum wage. If they failto do so the govt. has to pay the wages at their homes. The Central governmentoutlay for scheme was ₹40,000 crore (US$7.28 billion) in financial year2011-12.

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Published

2012-07-01

How to Cite

[1]
“Role of Nrega In Rural Development: Examining the Impact of NREGA on Rural Development and Employment”, JASRAE, vol. 4, no. 7, pp. 0–0, Jul. 2012, Accessed: Jun. 09, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/4306

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 7 (2012): Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education (JASRAE)

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Articles

How to Cite

[1]
“Role of Nrega In Rural Development: Examining the Impact of NREGA on Rural Development and Employment”, JASRAE, vol. 4, no. 7, pp. 0–0, Jul. 2012, Accessed: Jun. 09, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/4306