This statistic shows the total number of individuals that worked in India under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act during the financial years 2016 to 2018. Financial year 2016 saw employment generation for 72.3 million individuals under the MGNREGA. This grew to the highest figure of 76.7 million in financial year 2017 and dropped to 75.9 million in fiscal 2018.
Number of individuals that worked under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act India from financial year 2016 to 2018
(in millions)
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), is an Indian labor law that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. It aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
India's financial year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2016 started in April 2015 and ended in March 2016.
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MOSPI, & Ministry of Rural Development (India). (July 17, 2018). Number of individuals that worked under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act India from financial year 2016 to 2018 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/966735/individual-employment-generated-under-mgnrega-india/
MOSPI, und Ministry of Rural Development (India). "Number of individuals that worked under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act India from financial year 2016 to 2018 (in millions)." Chart. July 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/966735/individual-employment-generated-under-mgnrega-india/
MOSPI, Ministry of Rural Development (India). (2018). Number of individuals that worked under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act India from financial year 2016 to 2018 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/966735/individual-employment-generated-under-mgnrega-india/
MOSPI, and Ministry of Rural Development (India). "Number of Individuals That Worked under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act India from Financial Year 2016 to 2018 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/966735/individual-employment-generated-under-mgnrega-india/
MOSPI & Ministry of Rural Development (India), Number of individuals that worked under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act India from financial year 2016 to 2018 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/966735/individual-employment-generated-under-mgnrega-india/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of individuals that worked under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act India from financial year 2016 to 2018 (in millions) [Graph], MOSPI, & Ministry of Rural Development (India), July 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/966735/individual-employment-generated-under-mgnrega-india/
