Topic : Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
4. Discuss the problems being faced by the rural workers dependent on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).(250 words)
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
The article presents the problems being faced by the rural workers dependent on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
Key Demand of the question:
Discuss the problems being faced by the rural workers dependent on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
Directive:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You have to give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Explain the context of the question.
Body:
Discuss the issue at hand – According to a study by LibTech India, many of the workers are forced to make multiple trips to the bank, adding travel costs and income losses, and face repeated rejections of payment, biometric errors and wrong information, just to get their hands on their wages.
The study found that almost 40% of the workers must make multiple trips to the bank branch to withdraw their money. It was also found that despite being informed that their wages had been credited, they found that the money was not in the accounts.
The last mile challenges make it hard for workers to access their own wages in a timely manner. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation is exacerbated as transport becomes harder.
Take hints from the article.
Conclusion:
Suggest way forward.
