International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
Year : 2019, Volume : 9, Issue : 7
First page : ( 494) Last page : ( 507)
Online ISSN : 2249-2496.

MGNREGA-12 Years of success or a failure? Aibawk Community Development Block, Aizawl District in the state of Mizoram

Lalthanmawii

(MA. M. Phil. Ph. D.) Lalthanpara, House Number K-24, Bethlehem Vengthlang, Aizawl, Mizoram

Online published on 7 October, 2019.

Abstract

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was notified on September 7, 2005, the act came into force on February 2, 2006. along with other states of India, all efforts are being made by Govt of Mizoram in planning and implementing of MGNREGA towards achieving its goals. At present MGNREGA is being implemented in all the Districts and Rural Development Blocks covering a total of 845 villages. This study Analysis the success and failure of MGNREGA in Aibawk Community Development block of Aibawk, Mizoram. The performance regarding the rights, entitlements, and provisions of MGNREGA is commendable. In Mizoram the practical implementation of MGNREGA as observed from the field is more of supply-driven While MGNREGA should be Demand Driven (bottom up). Social Audit and Gram Sabha meeting regarding MGNREGA was not conduct properly. The study in particular to Aibawk CD block of Aizawl District. This study suggests to have more efforts on organize social audit regularly and Gram Sabha meeting. The study suggested the government to followed demand-driven approach and fixed the MGNREGA wage rate based on the local wage rate. There are some cases where works, especially the construction of roads which cannot be done manually, are urgent need, it apparently appears to have a positive impact on the overall development of villages. In such circumstances, special consideration for use of machines, but for only limited cases, may be of great help

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