MGNREGA claims to provide jobs t millions, but is it actually helping poor or is it just a costly illusion?
• A 2023 audit found thousands of “workers” receiving wages without ever doing any work.
• In Jharkhand, reports found that 70% of workers had not received wages on time.
• Instead of learning new skills or finding better work, millions are stuck doing manual labor with no future growth.
We can clearly see that MGNREGA is not reducing poverty, but Created a cycle of dependency instead of empowering rural workers.