NREGA and labour migration in India: Is village life what the 'rural' poor want?
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) is the flagship welfare programme of the UPA government, and the largest of its kind in India. One of its main objectives is a significant reduction in labour migration through the provision of locally available work in rural areas,...
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University of Edinburgh Library
2012-06-01
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| Series: | The South Asianist |
| Online Access: | http://www.southasianist.ed.ac.uk/article/view/30 |