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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | MGNREGA demand dropped from June 2020 peak, but still higher than pre-COVID: Eco Survey -Priscilla Jebaraj

MGNREGA demand dropped from June 2020 peak, but still higher than pre-COVID: Eco Survey -Priscilla Jebaraj

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published Published on Feb 1, 2022   modified Modified on Feb 1, 2022

-The Hindu

High demand in migrant destination States, not source States: it says

Demand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme has dropped from the peak of the first lockdown, but is still higher than pre-COVID levels, the Department of Economic Affairs said in its annual Economic Survey, noting that this is “an indicator of rural labour markets”.

However, it cautioned against drawing conclusions about the movement of migrant labour on the basis of MGNREGA employment, noting that the highest demand for work under the scheme was seen in States which are usually the destination of migrant workers, rather than source States.

Advocates for rural workers argued that the drop in demand is also due to funding constraints, and urged a significant increase in allocations for the scheme in Tuesday’s Union budget.

According to the Survey’s analysis, though demand for work stabilised after the second COVID wave with a maximum of 4.59 crore persons in June 2021, aggregate MGNREGA employment is still higher than pre-pandemic levels of 2019, after accounting for the seasonality of demand.

“The supply side effect of MGNREGA funding skews the picture of demand,” said Nikhil Dey, founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, a union for unorganised rural workers across the country. “There is no doubt that demand went up during the lockdown and when money was available through the increased allocation,” he said, noting that the Centre had infused 40,000 crore worth of additional funding early in the first lockdown, meaning scheme administrators had sufficient money to cope with the hike in demand.

In 2021-22, on the other hand, additional funding was not available until late in the year when many States had already run out of money, forcing an artificial suppression in demand on the ground. “For the upcoming 2022-23 financial year, activists have asked for a budget allocation of 2.6 lakh crore, which would cover the guaranteed 100 days of work for all active job card holders. But anything less than 1.4 lakh crore, which is the amount spent in 2020-21 plus inflation, will be a clear suppression of demand by the government,” said Mr. Dey.

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The Hindu, 1 February, 2022, https://www.thehindu.com/business/budget/mgnrega-demand-dropped-from-june-2020-peak-but-still-higher-than-pre-covid-eco-survey/article38355380.ece?homepage=true


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