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@article{192102,
        author = {Dr. T Vidya T Pavar},
        title = {MGNERGA Nurturing the life of Rural People in India: A Sociological Study},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {9},
        pages = {436-441},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=192102},
        abstract = {Given the magnitude of rural poverty, the MGNREGA has suggested wide interest for the reason that it is expected to ease this burden by providing an opportunity to move out from the clutches of poverty. Even as recently as 2009-10, India was home to 355 million people living in poverty out of which 278 million or 78 % were in rural areas. The argument for developing and implementing strategies to reduce poverty by increasing productive employment opportunities in rural areas is compelling.  Generally, Gram Panchayats implement the programmes under MGNREGA. MGNREGA not only creates job opportunity but also sustains it. The engagement of contractors or the middlemen is strictly prohibited under this program. MGNREGA not only provides economic security and rural assets but also helps in protecting the environment, empowering rural women, reducing rural-urban migration, fostering social equity etc. The principles and agencies for execution, list of allowed works, financing pattern, monitoring and evaluation and typically the detailed measures to ensure transparency and accountability are attractively described in the act. Women empowerment is one of the heartening aspects in MGNREGA program. Under this program, one-third of all employment is reserved for the women and there is a provision of equal wage between the men and women. It is also a very good opportunity for the rural youths of our country, instead of wasting their precious time, 100 days of work is very useful economically for them but it creates a social asset for the country.  Another merit of MGNREGA is that it develops the bargaining power of labour who often suffers due to exploitative from the middlemen in the market conditions. Despite several controversies, MGNREGA can be termed as the best scheme for rural people of India. Thousands of rural people survive their day to day life because of this scheme. One of the major impacts of this scheme is the reduction of migration from rural sector to the town and cities for causal unskilled work.},
        keywords = {Given the magnitude of rural poverty, the MGNREGA has suggested wide interest for the reason that it is expected to ease this burden by providing an opportunity to move out from the clutches of poverty. Even as recently as 2009-10, India was home to 355 million people living in poverty out of which 278 million or 78 % were in rural areas. The argument for developing and implementing strategies to reduce poverty by increasing productive employment opportunities in rural areas is compelling.  Generally, Gram Panchayats implement the programmes under MGNREGA. MGNREGA not only creates job opportunity but also sustains it. The engagement of contractors or the middlemen is strictly prohibited under this program. MGNREGA not only provides economic security and rural assets but also helps in protecting the environment, empowering rural women, reducing rural-urban migration, fostering social equity etc. The principles and agencies for execution, list of allowed works, financing pattern, monitoring and evaluation and typically the detailed measures to ensure transparency and accountability are attractively described in the act. Women empowerment is one of the heartening aspects in MGNREGA program. Under this program, one-third of all employment is reserved for the women and there is a provision of equal wage between the men and women. It is also a very good opportunity for the rural youths of our country, instead of wasting their precious time, 100 days of work is very useful economically for them but it creates a social asset for the country.  Another merit of MGNREGA is that it develops the bargaining power of labour who often suffers due to exploitative from the middlemen in the market conditions. Despite several controversies, MGNREGA can be termed as the best scheme for rural people of India. Thousands of rural people survive their day to day life because of this scheme. One of the major impacts of this scheme is the reduction of migration from rural sector to the town and cities for causal unskilled work.},
        month = {February},
        }