Progress analysis of mahatma gandhi national rural employment guarantee act (Mgnrega) of Karnataka

The rural population of India is primarily depended on agriculture for their livelihood. Due to improper rain, rural people cannot get employment in all the days of the year and sometimes they cannot get even reward for their hard labour by the agriculture, by this they face the problem poverty and unemployment and these two issues decrease the standard of living of the rural people and also impact on future of the children. In order to protect the rural people from the poverty and unemployment and improve the standard of living of the rural people the Government of India has passed Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in 2005, it is a Law and a Social Security Measure to improve the security of livelihood of the rural people. Already it has implemented in all the states and Union Territories of India among them Karnataka is also one of the States. Here, this study throws light on the progress of MGNREGA in Karnataka by exhibiting a brief picture about highlights of MGNREGA, approved budget, number of households completed 100 days, works taken-up, works on going, works completed, availability of funds, expenditures, etc.