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1/9 Since NREGA 1.0 is in the air, here is a peep at how NREGA used to be in those days, and could still be today (apologies for the whiff of nostalgia).
To start with, NREGA was a people’s movement…
To start with, NREGA was a people’s movement…
2/9 … often led by women, who make up a majority of NREGA workers.
3/9 Job cards were valued documents – later they lost relevance as all processes were digitized.
4/9 Worksites employed large numbers – today a few tend to be employed at a time, often on private land.
5/9 Payment agencies still had human faces.
6/9 Social audits caught people’s imagination.
7/9 Many community assets were built…
8/9 … and the workers were often proud of them.
9/9 And here is how NREGA 1.0 could still save the day. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/why-cash-can-save-the-rural-jobs-scheme-11590421706597.html
