What has been the role of NREGA (MGNREGA) in creating employment for the people in India?

What has been the role of NREGA (MGNREGA) in creating employment for the people in India?

NREGA/MGNREGA has created employment opportunities for the people in India in the following ways:

  1. Investing in basic rural infrastructure like construction of dams and canals can lead to a lot of employment generation within the agriculture sector.
  2. Development in transportation and trade can provide productive employment to farmers.
  3. Promote and locate industries and services in semi-rural areas.
  4. For instance, setting up a dal mill to procure, process and sell in cities. Opening a cold storage and sell them when the price is good. Similarly, honey collection centers, fruit and vegetable processing units can provide employment.