MGNREGA- a pathway to sustainable development
Keywords:
sustainable development, MGNREGA, gender equality, empowermentAbstract
Sustainable development is a very important concept of the defining ideas of society. Sustainable development is a process to fulfill the needs of current generation without compromising with the fulfillment of these needs of future generation. Its a concept to complete present time requirement without compromising with the future requirement. There are a number of Government program running in achieving sustainability of Economy, Agriculture Forest, Income, Health, Gender Equality and many more. MGNREGA is a flagship program to achieve these goals. MGNREGA is not a program but an act against unemployment. It acts as a growth engine for sustainable development of agriculture economy and empowerment of rural poor including women. This paper highlights the role of rural development scheme MGNREGA in achieving the sustainable development goals. The paper show that MGNREGA is doing well in employing rural people and in the eradication of rural poverty. In addition to this, the scheme has contributed rural people and in the elimination of rural poverty. In addition to this, the scheme has contributed towards gender equality.
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