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Impact of NREGS on rural livelihoods and agricultural capital formation [1]

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The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) came into existence after the enactment of the Parliament Act 'National Rural Employment Guarantee Act' (2005) in September 2005. The primary objective of the scheme is to provide 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2010
K. Kareemulla [2], Shalander Kumar [3], K. S. Reddy & et al [4]
Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics [5]
65
3
524
Tags:
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) [6], Rural Development [7], Andhra Pradesh [8], Karnataka [9], Rajasthan [10], Maharashtra [11], Dryland Farming [12], Water Conservation [13], Rural Water Harvesting [14], Migration [15], Poverty [16]
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[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-water-harvesting
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migration
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty