India's employment guarantee scheme has weakened—that's a cause for worry
· livemint.com
Work generated under India’s rural job creation programme was falling for years before it was redesigned, but this July’s number, the first since its rejig, has been particularly low. This year’s weak monsoon should have led India to strengthen the scheme.
Himanshu
Himanshu is Associate Professor in Economics at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University. ...