... for an estimated 35 million farmers and a rural workfare scheme, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), designed to provide income for "the poorest of the poor," was launched.
abstract:The National Rural Employment Generation Scheme (NREGS) is a recent employment scheme in India for providing 100 days guaranteed wage employment for all employment seekers above 18 years of age and willing to do work. The scheme came into force on 5 September 2005 in 199 districts in India and extended to another 130 districts later.