Conceptually Transformed ‘MGNREGS’ India’s Right to work Model Brews New Wine but in Old Bottle

Abstract

The scope of “MRNREGS”, India’s Right to Work Model for rural transformation has made significant contributions by ensuring right to work and enabled rural poverty eradication. Now the scope of the scheme has been made broad based on the experiences gained across the country. It is indicated in this paper that the new conceptual innovations introduced recently are under the threat of similar supply restraining and demand dampening forces that has stifled its performance in the immediate past. What is needed is a governance paradigm shift at Gram Panchayat and Gram Sabha levels. The key players in filed levels have remained as the weak links in the past. What is needed to strengthen the scheme are our crucial concerns.