This paper examines the role and impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in state of Kerala. This scheme implemented in February 2, 2006 in 200 backward districts. In Kerala, the Scheme was implemented in three phases. Kerala was located on southern part of India. Any government scheme has certain aims, like the MGNREGS scheme also have certain aims. Major aims and objectives of MGNREGS are as follows:
- It solves unemployment problems in rural area all over the nation
- Poverty alleviation
- Abolishing of wage discrimination
- Minimum of guaranteeing 100 working days for unemployed poor peoples in rural areas etc
After the implementation of this scheme Kerala achieves several goals like, decline of rural unemployment rate, empowerment of rural women’s with their leadership qualities,it helps to reduce the wage discrimination in rural areas etc.. The new rate of daily wage for workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Scheme will be Rs 311 in Kerala.
