Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted economies rendering millions without employment. A number of countries have turned to labour market interventions to protect workers. India leverages on a workfare programme, the MGNREGA, to provide a fallback option for workers in rural areas. Established long before the pandemic and designed to be demand-driven and self-targeting, examine its expansion in 2020 as a COVID-19 response.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/employment-guarantee-during-times-covid-19-pro-poor-and-pro-return-migrant
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Employment Guarantee.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sudha-narayanan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/christian-oldiges
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shree-saha
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/indira-gandhi-institute-development-research
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-rural-employment-guarantee-act-nrega
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coronavirus
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migration
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/workers
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
