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No, economic recovery has not brought about a drop in MGNREGA job demand: Experts -Himanshu Nitnaware

-Down to Earth

Delayed wages due to a lack of funds has eroded the confidence of job seekers in MGNREGA; This has driven down demand for work under the scheme this season

Delayed wages due to a lack of funds has eroded the confidence of job seekers in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). This has driven down demand for work under the scheme this season, experts have told Down To Earth.

The Union Ministry of Finance had recently claimed that the unemployment rate in India’s rural areas had started diminishing in May. It added that the rate had been the lowest for the month of August under MGNREGA. The flagship scheme offers workers 100 days of guaranteed work.

The statement was made September 17, 2022, after the monthly economic review by the ministry.

The government also attributed the drop to agricultural and non-agricultural activities picking up. These led to reverse migration and eventually contributed to the increasing employment in industrial and urban areas.

‘No funds’

“The decline in demand is due to lack of funds and works not being allotted for the reason. The response of the government about economic recovery cannot be hold true,” Apurva Gupta, a researcher at NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, said.

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