The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is an Indian law that aims to guarantee the 'right to work' and ensure livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The statute is hailed by the government as "the largest and most ambitious social security and public works programme in the world". The more comprehensive survey of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, a ‘Supreme Audit Institution’ defined in Article 148 of the Constitution of India, reports serious lapses in implementation of the act.
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Response rates from 2.5k India voters.
68% Yes |
32% No |
59% Yes |
24% No |
5% Yes, and include farming and other traditional sectors like handloom as part of the wage employment program |
3% No, the current right to work programme does not create productive jobs and should be reimplemented |
4% Yes, and more help should be provided for lower income citizens |
2% No, MNERGA has led to financial corruption of politicians |
2% No, this is a waste of money which leads to excessive inflation and farm wages |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 2.5k India voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 2.5k India voters.
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Unique answers from India voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@95CV7FQ2yrs2Y
Yes, but the federal government should work with the state government in which local administration shall provide the means of employment while wages funded by the federal government and there should be strict surveillance on the financial accounts to ensure that rural people get their wages.
@8Y4WLCY3yrs3Y
Instead of guaranteeing wage labour which the government is not able to do, use direct benefit transfer instead
@9CQ66QV2yrs2Y
It totally depends on the family financial history and willingness of the person to be productive. Also this at times leads to corruption involving politicians and local authorities.
@962KL2Y2yrs2Y
Yes, but eliminate the extreme bureaucratic overhead and corruption
@98G5Z9Y2yrs2Y
It should be reimplemented to make it as corruption free as possible.
@98BF6ZL2yrs2Y
Yes, but for limited time period within that they find a job own their own
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