PERFORMANCE OF MGNREG SCHEME IN HARYANA : A STUDY
Abstract
The Inception of the Programme in Haryana The Article 21 of constitution of India guarantees for decent and dignified livelihood and the Article 41 bestows the ‘Right to work’ to citizens of India. Keeping in view the above provisions of the constitution of India, various employment programmes like ‘Community Development Programme- 1952’ to ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme-2005’ were started to eradicate poverty prevalent among the masses. The MGNREG programme is quite different from all earlier Employment programmes started in India. It is the very first employment programme which provides guaranteed employment on demand. If the needy households do not get employment within 15 days of demand for work, they become rightful claimant of unemployment allowance. The earlier programmes were not aimed at providing guaranteed employment to the needy people. The employment was provided on the convenience of the government. The MGNREG scheme of employment brought a radical change in the philosophy working behind the earlier employment programmes. The equation of convenience turned about from government to the beneficiaries. The provision of ‘Right to Work’ in Article 21 of Constitution of India became a guiding philosophy behind the ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
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