The recent announcement of the new employment guarantee scheme by the central government provides an indispensable lifeline to the millions of poor in the rural areas of the country. E.C Thomas in this article analyses the context of the emergence of the new social security measure.
It is observed that the Bill would have to been seen against the background of the improved Right to Information Act, which would enable social audits and greater public scrutiny of the programmes.
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