Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India (GoI) which aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year (FY) to every rural household that demands work.

Using government reported data, this brief reports on:
■ Trends in allocations and expenditures
■ Trends in employment provided and wages paid, and
■ Physical assets created and status of work completion

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY – G) GoI, 2019-20 (Pre-Budget)

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY – G) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship ‘Housing for All’ scheme. The scheme was launched in November 2016 and aims to provide monetary assistance for the construction of a pucca house with basic amenities to all rural houseless households and those living in dilapidated and kutcha houses. Using government data, this brief reports on trends in PMAY-G along the following parameters:
■ Allocations and cost estimates
■ Releases and expenditures
■ Beneficiary selection and target
setting
■ Target completion and physical
progress of house construction
■ Payments to Beneficiaries
Cost share and implementation: Cost estimate for the scheme from FY 2016-17 till FY 2018-19 to target 1 crore households is
`1,30,075 crore, of which the GoI share is `81,975 crore. Funds are shared between GoI and state governments in a 60:40 ratio. For the eight Northeastern states and three Himalayan states, this ratio is 90:10.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme GoI, 2019-20 (Pre-Budget)

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India (GoI) which aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year (FY) to every rural household that demands work. Using government reported data, this brief reports on:

■ Trends in allocations and expenditures

■ Trends in employment provided and wages paid

■ Physical assets created and status of work completion

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) (Post-Interim Budget)

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India (GoI) which aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year (FY) to every rural household that demands work.

Using government reported data, this brief reports on:

■ Trends in allocations and expenditures

■ Trends in employment provided and wages paid, and

■ Physical assets created and status of work completion

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) (Post-Interim Budget)

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship ‘Housing for All’ scheme. The scheme was launched in November 2016 and aims to provide monetary assistance for the construction of a pucca house with basic amenities to all rural houseless households and those living in dilapidated and kutcha houses. Using government data, this brief reports on trends in PMAY-G along the following parameters: ■ Allocations and cost estimates ■ Releases and expenditures ■ Beneficiary selection and target setting ■ Target completion and physical progress of house construction, and ■ Payments to beneficiaries

MGNREGS: GOI, 2013-14

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.

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

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

National Social Assistance Programme, GOI 2013 -14

The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) was launched in 1995 with the objective of supporting minimum needs of specified social groups such as the elderly, widows and disabled persons living in below poverty line (BPL) households.

Using government data, this brief reports on trends in budgetary allocation and expenditure along the following parameters:

  • Overall trends in allocations and expenditures
  • Trends in expenditure at the state level
  • Scheme-wise trends in expenditure and coverage of beneficiaries with an emphasis on the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme.

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

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

Backward Regions Grant Fund, GOI 2015-16

Launched in 2005, the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) is the Government of India’s (GOI) flagship programme aimed at addressing infrastructure and capacity gaps in backward districts. The scheme has been discontinued in FY 2015-16.

Using government data, this brief reports on the following parameters:

  • Overall trends in fund allocations and expenditures of GOI and states
  • Variation in allocations and expenditures in districts
  • Assets created under BRGF
  • Coverage and comparison with MGNREGS

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS), GOI, 2015-16

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

Using government reported data, this brief reports on:

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