Poverty

Socio-economic impact of implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 which is a rights-based flagship scheme of the Government of India with effect from 2 February, 2006, guarantees at least 100 days of wage employment in a given financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The MGNREGA is also intended to create durable community assets which would enhance productivity along with an increase in demand for labour. The Act mandates 33 per cent participation of women.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
T. Haque
Social Change
41
3
445-471
Tags:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Anti-Poverty Programmes, Women, Statistics, Rural Poverty, Agriculture, Tribals, Scheduled Castes, Migration, Governance, Panchayats
Economy

Over 230 teams looked into MNREGA irregularities in states

Taking note of rising cases of financial irregularities in several works done under its flagship rural employment scheme MNREGA, the Centre has sent more than 230 special investigation teams to var

Publication Date: 
31/08/2011
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Economy, Corruption, Gujarat, Orissa (Odisha), Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Anti-Poverty Programmes
Poverty

Poverty dips in H'tota

The poverty level in the Hambantota district has dropped to 6.9 percent in comparison to the country's overall poverty level of 7.6 percent.

Publication Date: 
23/08/2011
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Poverty, Sri Lanka, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Unemployment, Fisheries, Development
Poverty

Mistake Accepted, NREGA to Focus on 200 Poorest Districts

The government plans to focus its flagship rural jobs guarantee plan on the poorest districts of the country as there is a growing recognition within the administration that the scheme’s nation-wid

Publication Date: 
18/08/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Anti-Poverty Programmes, Poverty, India, Planning Commission, Ministry Of Rural Development, Watershed Development, Panchayats
Food Policy

Reduced allocation of foodgrains (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011)

Reduced allocation of foodgrains (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011).

Publication Date: 
16/08/2011
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Food Security, Food Supply, India, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes
Food Policy

Assistance for foodgrains scheme (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011)

Assistance for foodgrains scheme (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011).

Publication Date: 
16/08/2011
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Food Security, Food Policy, Food Supply, India, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Wheat, Rice, Food Prices
Food Policy

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011)

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011).

Publication Date: 
16/08/2011
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Food Security, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Food Supply, Gujarat, Corruption, India
Poverty

Maharashtra Seeks 3-Fold Hike In NREGA Support, Assam & Jharkhand Queue Up Too

Three states have sought more funds under the government’s rural employment scheme to meet a surge in demand for jobs from farm hands affected by fluctuation in monsoon rains.

Publication Date: 
16/08/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Anti-Poverty Programmes, Assam, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Monsoons, Rainfall
Food Policy

Right to Food

A critique of the draft food security bill, and a brief outline of what any such bill must, at the very least, incorporate.

Publication Date: 
13/08/2011
Economic and Political Weekly
46
33
21-23
Tags:
Food Security, India, Legislation, Food Supply, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Agriculture, Farmers, Food Storage, Nutrition
Poverty

Ramesh Opposes Idea of Suspending MGNREGA

Concern over protecting the ‘holy cow’ status to the job guarantee programme, MGNREGA, appears to be overshadowing genuine worries in the government over increasing shortage of unskilled farm labou

Publication Date: 
12/08/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Unemployment, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Ministry Of Rural Development, Agricultural Labourers, Bihar

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