MGNREGA as Distribution of Dole -Govind Bhattacharjee

-Economic and Political Weekly

Govind Bhattacharjee (govind100@hotmail.com) is a Director General at the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

According to the evidence presented in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and studies elsewhere, 11 years of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act have not been able to make much of a dent in rural poverty. This article also suggests some innovative ways to help improve the outcome of the scheme.

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