The document discusses the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in India. It outlines the key objectives of NREGA which are to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment per year, supplement employment opportunities, and regenerate the rural livelihood natural resource base. It describes the salient features of NREGA including employment for all willing workers, unlimited funding, registration within 15 days of application, minimum wages, and timely wage payments. It also discusses transparency and accountability measures, stakeholder roles, expenditure components, and challenges in implementation across some states.

1. By Rajnikant George Rasmi Kala Tirkey

5. Objective of NREGA

7. Key Processes of Implementation Application for job card Issue of job card Demand for employment Work allocation Payment of wages Selection of works Approval of shelf of projects Informing village PRI Preparation of estimates And approvals Acknowledgement of demand Maintenance of muster roll Verification

8. Other Institution mm Central employment guarantee Council Gram panchyat Others Ministry of rural development Rural employment guarantee scheme State employment guarantee council Intermediate Panchayat Dist. Panchayat Dist. Program co-coordinator Program me Officer Gram Sahbha

10. Funds

13. Regenerating natural resource base of rural livelihood