Research Paper
Year: 2022 | Month: October | Volume: 9 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 290-299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20221034
Cognizance of Tribal People Through MGNREGA with Reference to West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand
Rautu Kerai1, Dr. Snigdharani Panda2, Dr. Binita Nanda3
1Ph.D. Research Scholar, Economics, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha
2Dean, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha
3Assistant Professor (Commerce), Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Corresponding Author: Rautu Kerai
ABSTRACT
The Government of India has launched a new scheme for wage employment which is named as National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). The law was passed on August 25, 2005, and it came to effect on 2nd of February 2006. It is not merely a scheme but as an Act passed by the parliament for the eradication of poverty in rural areas through generating employment opportunities. Mahatma Gandhi Nation Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) Act is the flagship programme in which every fiscal year, unskilled manual workers are provided 100 days of guaranteed wage employment. This programme was implemented by the Government of India with the prime objective of providing livelihood security in rural areas and creating of durable assets. The present study aims at focussing in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. The study focused on the awareness of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and the work activities provided to the beneficiaries. The data has been analysed and it has been found that, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the fundamental principles of the scheme.
Keywords: Employment, Tribal, Programme, Government of India, MGNREGA
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