An Analysis of MGNREGA Scheme in Haryana State

Abstract

MGNREGA is an employment guarantee programme launched by the central government in 2006. MGNREGA addresses the issues of poverty and lack of sustainability in rural areas. The aim of the present study is to analyse the contribution of MGNREGA in employment generation & assess the financial and physical performance of MGNREGA Haryana state. For the achievement of above objectives, the study employed the secondary data that has been gathered from the various government reports and official websites. The data were analysed through the descriptive statistics like percentage, table and graphs. The results of the study revealed that the scheme covered 22 districts, 143 blocks and 6264-gram panchayats of the state. In Haryana total workers registered under MGNREGA is 22.32 Lakh out of these 9 lakhs are active workers at present. Further, the study found that the person-days of employment showing fluctuating trends while women days out of the total person days are continuously increasing except the year 2020-21under MGNREGA. Average wage rate per day per person in state continuously increases. Thus, MGNREGA is a very effective scheme which increase the employment level in rural areas of Haryana state.