Case 2: Name: Neha Kumari Age: 37 She lives in Babachiya village of district in Bhopal.
She has BPL card and her family used to stay in a kacca house. Recently she and her husband
built a brick house for them. She came to know about the provisions under the NREGA through a
public announcement in the village. She decided to work under NREGA. Last year she and her
husband worked under NREGA for 100 days and earned a good amount of money at the rate of
Rs. 60/- per day. As the small amount of land they have is enough to fulfil their basic food
necessities. Finally, they decided to spend money earned by NREGA to build a pacca house for
them. Thus, it is clear from the cited cases that MGNREGA is a very important rural
development programme in India as it helps the rural poor to earn their livelihood. This
programme can go in a long way to improve the socio-economic status of the rural poor