1. Budget Brief: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
- Author:
- Ria Kasliwal, Mridusmita Bordoloi, and Avani Kapur
- Publication Date:
- 02-2023
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Centre for Policy Research, India
- Abstract:
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship scheme to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household that demands work. Using government reported data, this brief reports on the trends for: ■ Allocations, releases, and expenditures; ■ Paid wages and delayed compensations; and ■ Employment demanded and provided.
- Topic:
- Governance, Budget, Employment, Rural, and Public Spending
- Political Geography:
- South Asia and India