• Dr. VINOD KUMAR
• DR. SURESH KUMAR
• PANKAJ THAKUR

This paper examines the impact of MGNREGA on income and livelihood of rural people of Himachal Pradesh. India is a country of villages. Rural people who cannot move to cities remain unemployed.To give them employment and for their social well being the Indian govt came up with legislation called Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) Act. This flagship program was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development for the upliftment of rural people by providing them guaranteed wages. This act has a far-reaching impact on the lives of rural people.A majority of the poor in rural areas of the country depends mainly on the wages they earn through unskilled, casual, manual labour. Inadequate labour demand or unpredictable crises that may be general in nature, like a natural disaster or personal like ill-health, all adversely impact their employment opportunities. The programmers provide income transfers to poor households during critical times and also enable consumption smoothing, especially during slack agricultural seasons or years. Based on the experience, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA ) was enacted to reinforce the commitment towards livelihood security in rural areas.

MGNREGA, Rural Employment, Livelihood Security, Rural Households, Income

"IMPACT OF MGNREGA ON INCOME AND LIVELIHOOD OF RURAL PEOPLE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH: A STUDY OF DHARAMPUR BLOCK", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.e570-e576, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203473.pdf

"IMPACT OF MGNREGA ON INCOME AND LIVELIHOOD OF RURAL PEOPLE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH: A STUDY OF DHARAMPUR BLOCK", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppe570-e576, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203473.pdf