(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012:Social Issues - NNREGS

Social Issues

::NNREGS::

Question : What are the issues of this scheme?

Answer :

  • Shortage of supply of farm workers because of MNREG.
  • An upward pressure on wage rates in rural India.
  • Increased demand for protein based food items leading to high inflation rates of food items.

Question : What are the suggestion made by various committees?

Answer :

  • Suspending MNREGS during Agri-cultural seasons.
  • Creating productive assets
  • Reducing the expenditure on the scheme.
  • Problems concerning work wages and the funds needed to expand and strengthen the scheme.

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