Mgnrega(Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee...

Introduction Poverty in India is one of the main issues, attracting the attention of sociologists and economists. It indicates a condition in which a person fails to maintain a living standard adequate for a comfortable lifestyle. Though India boasts of a high economic growth, it is shameful that there is still large scale poverty in India. Poverty in India can be defined as a situation when a certain section of people are unable to fulfill their basic needs. India has the worlds largest number of poor people living in a single country. Out of its total population of more than 1 billion, 350 to 400 million people are living below the poverty line. Nearly 75% of the poor people are in rural areas, most of them are daily wagers, landless†¦show more content†¦NREGA is designed as a safety net to reduce migration by rural poor households in the lean period through a hundred days of guaranteed unskilled manual labour provided when demanded at minimum wage on works focused on water conservation, land development drought proofing. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, (NREGA) was notified on September 7, 2005. Implemented by the Ministry ofShow MoreRelatedUnorganised Labour in India1415 Words   |  6 Pagescasual nature of employment, ignorance and illiteracy. Trends in Employment in Organised and Unorganised Sectors in India The table below explains the extent of workforce in the organised and unorganised sectors, and their changes over time. The share of organised workforce was about 8.per cent by 1983, which declined to 7.54 per cent by 2004-2005. The corresponding share of unorganized workforce was about 92.07 per cent by 1983, which increased to 92.46 per cent by 2004-2005 Year Organised Sector