This bibliography was prepared in early 2024 by Emilia Cooper with guidance from Jean Drèze and Pavlina Tcherneva. Requests for additions are welcome, please just send a line to edi@bard.edu with the relevant publication details. For official documents and statistics on India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, see nrega.nic.in.

Entries are listed in reverse chronological order (starting with the most recent). You can use the search and keywords facilities to narrow down the list. Click on a title to see the embedded abstract. Links to full text, where available, are provided below the abstract.

434 publications found

  • Maharashtra’s Employment Guarantee Scheme

    Abraham, Amrita. (1980). Economic & Political Weekly.

    Abstract

    https://www.epw.in/journal/1980/32/our-correspondent-columns/maharasht...

    Environmental Sustainability Wages

  • Documentary: NREGA Reforms – Building Rural India

    Jain, Shobhit & B.C., Pinky (Directors), Sahayog, Samaj Pragati (Producer). (). Culture Unplugged.

    Abstract

    The NREGA promises the largest ever employment program in human history. This film takes you on a fascinating jounrey through space and time. It traces the historical roots of NREGA to the Great Depression of the 1920s. It brings to you myriad voices of the peopel of India’s remote rural hinterlands who speak of the distress that led to the enactment of NREGA, the problems facing the implementation of the program and their efforts to make it a success on the ground. Implemented well, the NREGA can regenerate the environment and create millions of sustainable livelihoods, thereby kick-starting a stagnant rural economy. The Film provides powerful visual evidence of the enormous potential of NREGA and outlines the reforms required to help realize this potential.

    https://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/7585/NREGA-Reforms---Building-Ru...

    Environmental Sustainability Implementation