“Manrega and Employment Generation in India”

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) program by the Central Government of India started in September 2005. It provides a legal guarantee of 100 days of employment per year in unskilled works to each rural household. Although providing livelihood security for rural households is main objective of this program, but it has others effects on rural economy likes the creation and maintenance of rural infrastructure, employment generation. The present paper is an attempt to overview the impact of MANREGA on employment creation in India. To fulfill the objective of the paper secondary data has been used. The finding of the study reveals that MANREGA play a significant role in employment generation in rural India. It not only provides a security of food but also promote rural development.