- Meant to give labor for 100 days
- Primarily labor based... no machines etc.
- 50% NREGA budget not utilized last year
- People dont know that they need to apply
- Street plays and education for local poeple so they can understand what the NREGA act provides and how to utilize it
- Wages are based on daily wage rate or a piece rate. Min daily wage rate is Rs. 70 per day.
- Each state has their own emp guarantee schemes in tune with the NREGA
- Measurability of work is a big challenge and there is a lot of corruption in this area
- NREGA act and its governance can highly benefit from the RTI Act.
He showed a couple of videos of street plays on the NREGA act.
He showed a video of a bunch of people digging and carrying dirt and mud. He suggested that the Indian Govt should implement suggestions on improving implements and tools and providing shade/shelter to the workers working in the hot sun. He said its important that the govt monitors the progress on the work being done so work can be efficient and corruption can be mitigated.
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