PARTICIPATION OF FARMERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MAHATMAGANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME

implemented by the ministry of rural development underthe provision of
MahatmaGandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee at ( MGLREGA ). The act
coming to implementation on 2 Feb 2006. Firstly it was introduced in 200 hundred
districts out of that most of the districts were under the category of backward districts
of the country. Later on in the second step it was introduced in additional 130 districts
in the year 2007-2008 and lastly the scheme was extended to all districts of the
country from 1st April 2008 actually at present it was implemented in 625 districts in
the country. The unique features of the act include time bound employment guarantee
for 100 days in a financial year and wage payment within 15 days.