The government asserts that MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Het) is to be related to asset creation. How do you evaluate this statement?
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Explanation:
The scheme provides a legal guarantee for 100 days of employment in every financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to do public work- related unskilled manual work at the statutory minimum wage of Rs. ... 100 per day.
It has reduced poverty almost by half during lean season of agriculture. According to the study by National Council of Applied Economic Reaserch(NCAER) found that MGNREGA has reduced poverty by 32% and prevented 14 million people to fall in poverty.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a programme which needs to focus on generation of wage employment and creation of sustainable and productive assets assuring a sustained source of income for the rural poor. Efforts have been made over a period of time to create quality assets.