An overview of implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in Karunabari Block of Lakhimpur District, Assam

A committee was constituted by the Government of India for estimating poverty shows that approximately 38% of India's population is poor. According to 2011 census, more than 75% of poor people are living in rural areas. Low productivity and unemployment are the main reason of rural poverty. In order to alleviate rural poverty by generating employment, Government of India launched Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA), 2005. However, the programme is not free from challenges. This paper tries to highlight the challenges being faced by Karunabari Block of Lakhimpur District of Assam, India as well as working of this programme.