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COVID-19 lockdown meant no MGNREGA work for 39% job card holders -Himanshu Nitnaware

-Down to Earth

Over 2,000 households surveyed across four states; Massive expansion of work scheme needed to meet demand, finds study 

About 39 per cent of all job card holders seeking work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 did not get a single day of work during the national lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021.

The findings were revealed by a study conducted by Azim Premji University in partnership with the National Consortium of Civil Society Organisations on NREGA and Collaborative Research and Dissemination (CORD). The consortium is a group of 72 civil society organisations and CORD is an independent research group.

Surveys of over 2000 households across four states revealed several shortcomings, including the lack of wages, jobs and illegal practices at the local level.

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