NREGA and Productive assets

A very well written article highlighting the negatives of NREGA.The fact remains that there is shortage of labour both in agricultural and industrial sector and the creation of productive assets through NREGA has not been significant.There is thus an imperative need to meaningfully utilize NREGA funds in such a way that, the supply of labor is evenly distributed to agriculture and industry and the utilization of funds results in the creation of productive assets and improvements in the standards of living among the labor community in particular.

Dr.T.V.Gopalakrishnan

(This comment appeared in Times of India and ET dated 28/413)