Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act progress dismal in Assam
Under the Central government s MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme, only
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: Under the Central government s MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme, only 21,543 households got 100-day job opportunities across Assam till date. With just three months left for the present fiscal (April 1 2020-March 31, 2021) to be completed, the progress of this scheme in the State is indeed quite poor.
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MGNREGA is a labour law and social-security measure that aims to guarantee the right to work . The Parliament passed this Act in September 2005. It aims to enhance livelihood security in the rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The scheme in Assam is implemented by the Panchayat & Rural Development D