Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), GOI 2014-15

Amee Misra , Ekta Joshi
(2014)

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is the flagship rural employment scheme of the Government of India (GOI). The scheme guarantees 100 days of employment per rural household in a year.

Using government reported data, this brief assesses the programme along the following parameters:

• Trends in allocations and expenditure
• Trends in employment provided and wages paid
• Assets created and completed
• Coverage and participation