• KYNTIEWKUPAR NONGSIEJ

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is considered as “Silver Bullet” to eradicate the twin chronic problems of poverty and unemployment. It is one of the largest wage employment schemes in human history which provide employment of 11.56 crores people only in 2018-19. The Scheme created huge impact in the rural economy through assets creation which supports rural livelihood and strengthening daily activities of villagers. In many villages of South West Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya, in the past people never dreamt of having roads, footpaths, footbridges, community washing facilities, irrigation facilities but through MGNREGA villagers are accessible to these importance assets. Various studies found a positive impact of the Scheme on employment, income, migration, poverty reduction, gender equality; improve in standard of living and environment conservation. The basic motive of the Government through MGNREGA was to empower villagers to be self govern in term of planning, surveying, executing and monitoring infrastructural development in the community. The number of persons and households employed under the Scheme has shown a positive trajectory for the last decade.

MGNREGA, Rural Employment, Infrastructure Development, Type of Assets, Meghalaya.

" INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER MGNREGA IN SOUTH WEST KHASI HILLS DISTRICT OF MEGHALAYA: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.e548-e555, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203471.pdf

" INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER MGNREGA IN SOUTH WEST KHASI HILLS DISTRICT OF MEGHALAYA: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppe548-e555, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203471.pdf