Identifying Problems in MGNREGA Implementation in Nuh District of Haryana: A Case Study Based on SC Beneficiary Households

By : Deepak Moda , Meenu , S. K. Bansal

Page No: 174-185

Abstract
In this research article, an attempt has been made to identify the problems in implementation of the most popular and world’s largest rural development scheme-the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA, 2005) in Nuh district of Haryana, with a particular emphasis on SC beneficiary households employing both the primary as well as the secondary data. Nuh is an extremely poverty-stricken district and falls behind the rest of Haryana on almost every yardstick of development. The findings of this study revealed that households’ awareness of the act's key provisions is exceedingly poor. MGNREGA jobs are not given to households when they apply, rather, they are given to households when the government needs them, thereby, making MGNREGA a supplydriven programme. Unemployment and transportation allowances are not being received by households. Absence of basic worksite facilities, violations of the wage-to-material ratio, the presence of contractors, and the use of machines are all common practices in the district.

Authors :
Deepak Moda : Research Scholar, Department of Geography, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana,
Meenu : Independent Research Scholar.
S. K. Bansal : Professor and Former Head, Department of Geography, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2023.43.01.12