Location : New Delhi, INDIA
Application Deadline : 23-Feb-14
Additional Category: Poverty Reduction
Type of Contract : Service Contract
Post Level : SB-4
Languages Required : English
Duration of Initial
Contract : One Year (Renewable)
Background
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA),
2005 guarantees wage employment on public works to any adult who is willing to
do casual manual work. In case there is inability to provide 100 days of wage
employment per household per year, the household will be provided with a daily
unemployment allowance. The programme is expected to cover poor households on
the principle of self-selection.