The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) is India's landmark centrally funded social welfare initiative to eradicate poverty and unemployment in rural areas. It is the largest employment guarantee program in the world, providing a vital safety net for rural citizens

1. MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL
EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT
Presented by :
Aishna Srivastava ( M.Sc. Plant Pathology)
Vikas Patidar ( M.Sc. Agronomy)
IARI, IIWBR, Karnal
M G N R E G A

2. 1. WHAT?
W’s of MGNREGA
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The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(MNREGA) is India's landmark centrally funded social welfare initiative to
eradicate poverty and unemployment in rural areas. It is the largest
employment guarantee program in the world, providing a vital safety for
rural citizens.

3. 2. WHEN?
Passed in September, 2005 and came into force on February 2, 2006
Renamed from NREGA to MGNREGA in 2009
Under – Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India
3. WHY?
Recognizing high unemployment and poverty in rural India, especially among the under-
priviledged groups of the population, led to the need of such initiatives that gurantee 100
days employment.

4. OUTLOOK OF THE WEBSITE

5. 1. The cornerstone of MGNREGA's design is its legal guarantee,
ensuring that any rural adult can request work and must receive
it within 15 days for 100 days.
2. If this commitment is not met, an "unemployment allowance"
must be provided.
3. It requires that priority shall be given to women in such a way
that at least one-third of the beneficiaries shall be women who
have registered and requested for work.
4. Section 17 of the MGNREGA has mandated Social audit of all
Works executed under the MGNREGA.
5. Agriculture and allied activities constitutes more than 65% of
the work taken under the programme.
6. It covers all districts of India except the one with 100% urban
population.
FEATURES

6. OBJECTIVES
1. Guarantee the ‘Right to work’( according to article
41’)
2. Provides a legal guarantee for 100 days of
employment per year.
3. Improve the purchasing power of the rural people.
4. Augments employment generation and social
security in India.
5. Creation of durable assets such as wells, ponds,
roads and canals.
6. It attempts to bridge the gap between the rich and
poor in the country.
7. Empowering women
8. Ensuring livelihood security

7. IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
Job Allocation :
In consultation with villagers
and local authorities, the Gram
Panchayat identifies suitable
projects and allocates work
within 5km of residence to
registered
families.
Wage Payment and Social Audit:
Wages are paid into the workers'
bank accounts within 15 days of
work completion. Social audit is
conducted to ensure transparency
in the utilization of funds.
Registration and Job
Demand
Eligible families register
with the local Gram Panchayat
and submit a job demand
application, specifying the
type of work they
wish to do.
Monitoring by Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India in association with State Govt.

8. ELIGIBILITY FUNDING AND BUDGETING
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MGNREGA Job Card is an official document
from Gram Panchayat, containing
registration details, serving as ID and
facilitating work applications in rural areas.
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Central government bears almost the
full cost of unskilled labour that 90%
and 10% beared by state.
Must be citizen of India.
Job seeker must be of 18 years or above at the time of
application.
Application must be made with the local Gram Panchayat.
Applicant must volunteer for Unskilled labour.
Presence of Job card is compulsory issued by Gram Panchayat.

9. 1. Amrit Sarovar: Rejuvenation of at least 75
Amrit Sarovars (ponds) in each district of
the country
2. Jaldoot App: It was launched in Sept 2022
for measuring the ground water level.
3. Ombudsperson for
MGNREGS: Ombudsperson App was
launched in Feb 2022 for smooth reporting
and categorization of complains received
from various sources related to the
implementation of the MGNREGA.
GAPS STILL PREVALANT
INITIATIVES UNDER MGNREGA
1. Delay and insuffiency in funds dispersal
2. Caste based segregation.
The negative impact of caste-based segregation was felt
acutely in poorer States such as Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand,
Odisha and West Bengal.
3. Ineffective role of Panchayati Raj
Institute.
4. Fabrication of Job Cards.
5. Only 19% of the 8.5 lakh people
registered got work under MGNREGA.
6. Non issuance of receipts to applicants.
7. Fake muster roll and bills being
generated.

10. RECENT TRENDS OBSERVED
• 14.36 crore households availed employment.
• 260.94 crore person-days employment has been
generated.
 56.19% were for women.
 19.75% were for schedule castes.
 17.47% were for schedule tribe.
• 5.59 crore household benefitted.
• Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 9.5 lakh families
completing 100 days of work, followed by Kerala
with approx. 5 Lakh families.
• There has been a gradual increase in women's
participation over the last decade, with
percentages rising from 53.19% during the Covid-
19 outbreak in 2020-21 to the current 59.25%.

11. Improving the financial
management system, including
regular transfer of funds to
the states and timely release
of funds
Pay attention to mistakes
that leave out marginalized
SC and ST families from
receiving MGNREGA
benefits, especially in
specific areas or groups.
Involve the public through
meetings and worker
unions in this process.
Governments makes an e
attempt to map the impact
of each of its “reforms”
WAY FORWARD
Improving the transparency
and efficiency of the wage
payment process, including
the use of digital tools and
platforms to track payments
and prevent delays.

12. THANK YOU