MGNREGA: A Decadal journey

Today ,on 2nd february,2016 ,MGNREGA completes a decade, a masterstroke of UPA's political economy which was pivot to give it the second term. It is said mgnega is not only a scheme but  also an idea to spur all round development ecology at grassroot. It is to give right based entitlement of availing work and people centric infra-devt. Ppl did have benefited to much extent but real outcome is really to expose the state which has found an euphemistic way to further the leakage from state exchequer. Accountability has been tardy, corruption entrenched at every step n local govt has found it as kamdhenu bout to misappropriate perpetually. Asset construction has been tantamount to digging n filling pits in absence of pragmatic policy formulation for any project. If things would not be corrected  by mgnrega2.0 tweaking it rightly, it would be a missed opportunity to realize democratic decentralization from devt perspective. Putting  the last first as Robert Putnam emphasizes in his social capital theorization would be a missed one if mgnrega would be let entwined in bureaucratic labyrinth. Such initiative one of the largest social programs in the world would be just an indian gimmick which tries to negotiate hard on the name of its poor populace. Further it wud be a missed opportunity if it not be well embedded in democratic devt administration which political economist vincet ostrom argues for bottom up devt approach. Let mgnrega be organically evolved n become a philosophy of grassrot devt ethos rather eclipse it in political shadow. NDA must continue with new vigor n address some of flimsy accusation of distorting wage n labour force. We need more such devt ecology rather less. Yes targeted, well articulated plan, skilling durable asset creation addressing local needs shuld be focus m similar ideas even in urban areas too be put. India is nt  fully prepared to go on Adam smithian line largely determined by market. A compassionate care to large section is still needed, yes nanny approach should be dispensed with adopting best practices of mkt/ Pvt...