In the favour of more work days, the employment scheme needed lot of funds to
provide green jobs. These work days in MGNREGA create huge potential for
upgrading and creating sustainable rural infrastructure and eco-restoration through a
wide range of activities related to water harvesting, rural connectivity, irrigation, flood
control and protection works, rural sanitation apart from other works and aid workers
in moving from wage employment to sustainable employment in the study area.
6 Conclusion
If the policy programme is designed and implemented on the basis of sustainable
development, it creates inclusivity and environmentally sound way to reduce
poverty as well as build shared prosperity among the present generation, in a further
attempt to meet the needs of the future generations. The works undertaken through
MGNREGA give priority to activities related to water harvesting, groundwater
recharge, drought-proofing and flood protection. Its focus on eco-restoration and
sustainable livelihoods will lead over time, to an increase in land productivity. This
implies that MGNREGA is creating a huge potential for upgrading and creating
sustainable rural infrastructure and eco-restoration through a wide range of works in
the direction of environmental protection. But, the impact of MGNREGA has
shown less reduction in environmental vulnerability. All assessed land development, water related, irrigation provisioning, rural sanitation, rural connectivity and
direct and indirect increase in the development of village community. Infrastructure
is one of the major causes for the development in rural areas. Construction of basic
infrastructure facilities under MGNREGS, such as road connectivity can lead to the
development of rural areas. This increases peoples’ access to external environment,
linkage to market access and the workers in moving from wage employment to
sustainable employment.
Table 2 MGNREGA budget and employment generation
Years
Budget for
MGNREGA in
crores
100 days
employments to HH
(lakhs)
Exp. on wages in all India (% of
wage exp. In total budget)
2006–07
11,300
1,261,286
5842.37 (66 %)
2007–08
12,000
3,602,405
10,738.47 (68 %)
2008–09
30,000
6,521,268
18,200.03 (67 %)
2009–10
39,100
7,083,663
25,579.32 (70 %)
2010–11
40,100
5,561,812
25,686.53 (68 %)
2011–12
40,000
3,896,589
24,860.91 (69 %)
2012–13
33,000
4,826,054
21,127.10 (75 %)
Source MGNREGA report, 2013
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provide green jobs. These work days in MGNREGA create huge potential for
upgrading and creating sustainable rural infrastructure and eco-restoration through a
wide range of activities related to water harvesting, rural connectivity, irrigation, flood
control and protection works, rural sanitation apart from other works and aid workers
in moving from wage employment to sustainable employment in the study area.
6 Conclusion
If the policy programme is designed and implemented on the basis of sustainable
development, it creates inclusivity and environmentally sound way to reduce
poverty as well as build shared prosperity among the present generation, in a further
attempt to meet the needs of the future generations. The works undertaken through
MGNREGA give priority to activities related to water harvesting, groundwater
recharge, drought-proofing and flood protection. Its focus on eco-restoration and
sustainable livelihoods will lead over time, to an increase in land productivity. This
implies that MGNREGA is creating a huge potential for upgrading and creating
sustainable rural infrastructure and eco-restoration through a wide range of works in
the direction of environmental protection. But, the impact of MGNREGA has
shown less reduction in environmental vulnerability. All assessed land development, water related, irrigation provisioning, rural sanitation, rural connectivity and
direct and indirect increase in the development of village community. Infrastructure
is one of the major causes for the development in rural areas. Construction of basic
infrastructure facilities under MGNREGS, such as road connectivity can lead to the
development of rural areas. This increases peoples’ access to external environment,
linkage to market access and the workers in moving from wage employment to
sustainable employment.
Table 2 MGNREGA budget and employment generation
Years
Budget for
MGNREGA in
crores
100 days
employments to HH
(lakhs)
Exp. on wages in all India (% of
wage exp. In total budget)
2006–07
11,300
1,261,286
5842.37 (66 %)
2007–08
12,000
3,602,405
10,738.47 (68 %)
2008–09
30,000
6,521,268
18,200.03 (67 %)
2009–10
39,100
7,083,663
25,579.32 (70 %)
2010–11
40,100
5,561,812
25,686.53 (68 %)
2011–12
40,000
3,896,589
24,860.91 (69 %)
2012–13
33,000
4,826,054
21,127.10 (75 %)
Source MGNREGA report, 2013
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