MGNREGA: a boon to rural development

Authors

  • G. Shankerrao Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu

Keywords:

MGNREGA, Rural development, Rural employment, Rural population, Social security

Abstract

The term Rural Development is the overall development of rural areas to improve the quality of life of rural people. In India, out of the total population, 83.3 crores of the population living in rural areas and this population is characterized by mass poverty, low levels of literacy and income, high level of unemployment, and poor nutrition and health status. The rural developmental programmers intend to reduce the poverty and unemployment, to improve the health and educational status and to fulfill the basic needs such as food, shelter, and clothing of the rural population. To improve the conditions of rural people, Government of India has launched various schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Rashtriya Sama Vikas Yojana (RSVY), Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY), Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas (DWCRA), etc. All these schemes are aimed to reduce the gap between rural and urban people, which would help reduce economic imbalances and speed up the development process. This article highlights Impact, Issues, and Challenges of MGNREGA on Rural Development.

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Published

2015-09-30

How to Cite

Shankerrao, G. (2015). MGNREGA: a boon to rural development. International Research Journal of Management, IT and Social Sciences, 2(9), 26–34. Retrieved from https://sloap.org/journals/index.php/irjmis/article/view/320

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 9 (2015): September

Section

Peer Review Articles
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