01205pab a2200169 454500008004000000100001800040245007500058260000900133300001400142362001100156520074700167650003000914650002300944650001500967700001900982773003401001180718b2006   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAiyar, Yamini  aImproving the effectiveness of national rural employment guarantee act  c2006  ap.320-26.  a28 Jan  aOur earlier wage employment programmes failed due to the common problems of ineffective targeting, leakages and poor quality asset creation, etc. Hence, while developing rules and guidelines for implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, more attention should be paid to the lessons we have learnt from past experiences. Because this act has the potential not only to strengthen social security in India, but also to strengthen community mobilisation, ensure better responsiveness of local governments to community needs and priorities, and most of all enhance governance outcomes. This article is an attempt to articulate some key design principles that can strengthen the effectiveness of the new act. - Reproduced.  aEmployment, rural - India  aEmployment - India  aEmployment  aSamji, Salimah  aEconomic and Political Weekly