Between FY 2014-15 and FY 2024-25, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has generated 3,029 crore person-days, marking an 82% increase.
- Aadhaar seeding has been also completed for 99.49% of active MGNREGA workers.
About MGNREGA
- MGNREGA: Centrally Sponsored Scheme, launched in 2005 by Ministry of Rural Development.
- Objective: To provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
- Beneficiaries: All Household members aged more than 18 years and residing in rural area.
- Coverage: Entire country except districts having 100 % urban populations.
- Wage Rates: Different states have different wage rates.
- MGNREGA wages are decided based on changes in the CPI-AL (Consumer Price Index- Agriculture Labor), which reflects inflation in rural areas.
Achievements
- Increased Women’s participation: Risen from 48% in FY 2013-14 to over 58% in the current financial year.
- Reduction in Number of water-stressed Rural Blocks: From 2264 to 1456 (35% reduction) in last decade.
- Increase in Creation of Individual Assets: From 17.6% in FY 2013-14 to 56.99% in FY 2024-25.
- Amrit Sarovars: Creation of over 68,000 Amrit Sarovars in the country in Phase I.
