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Despite hiccups, NREGA a boon for rural poor [1]

A new survey of implementation of the much talked about National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in Manohar Thana tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan has testified to the effectiveness of the programme in the rural areas. Despite the existence of areas of concern such as delays in payment of wages and even non-payment of minimum wages, the track record, particularly in employment generation, has been impressive, it says.

Publication Date: 
10/02/2008
Hindu [2]
Tags:
Anti-Poverty Programmes [3], National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) [4], Unemployment [5], Rajasthan [6]
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