01657pab a2200193 454500008004000000100001800040245006700058260000900125300001500134362001200149520107400161650003201235650001501267773004401282908000601326909001001332999001701342952010401359180718b2010   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGupta, Namita  aAn analysis of NREGA: A case study of Punjab (district Mohali)  c2010  ap.233-244.  aApr-Jun  aThe problem of unemployment has become a universal malady and no country, developed or developing, is free from it. Both rural and urban areas are afflicted alike; rather their problems are intertwined as many rural unemployed move to towns in search of a job and contribute to the number of their kind over there. Although Punjab is relatively one of the most progressive and prosperous states of India, it is facing an alarming situation of unemployment. A sizable proportion of the agricultural population is being rendered surplus due to the declining size of the landholdings consequent upon rapid growth of population. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme fosters conditions for inclusive growth ranging from basic wage security and recharging rural economy to a transformative empowerment process of democracy. It is considered a historic initiative assuring employment to the rural households through the processes of a rights-based law. This article seeks to analyse the effectiveness of the Act in District Mohali in Punjab. - Reproduced.  aEmployment - India - Punjab  aEmployment  aIndian Journal of Public Administration  aN  a87640  c87640d87640  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 56, Issue no: 2pAR88100r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR