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Sinking MGNREGA: Almost one-in-five households refused work this year -Subodh Varma

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Till October 2019, over 2.5 crore applicant households were turned back when they sought work under the rural job guarantee scheme.

It would have seemed natural – indeed, imperative – that, as India grapples with a deadly slowdown, with agricultural economy growing only at around 2% and rural joblessness hovering at a shocking 8%, the government would infuse some energy in the implementation of the rural jobs guarantee scheme (MGNREGA). This would put more money in the hands of rural poor and not only help them survive this crisis but it would also give a fillip to the economy as a whole.

However, quite the reverse seems to be happening. Latest data available on the official MGNREGA website shows that till October this year, a staggering 2.51 crore households were refused work under the scheme despite having demanded it. That means 19%, or about one in five of all those who came looking for work in the scheme, were turned back. Over 13.2 crore households demanded work (which is a record in itself) as per official records while 10.71 crore were provided work.

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