The book ‘Impact of MGNREGA’ written by well-known trade union leader and national vice-president of INTUC Dr Rama Chandra Khuntia was released by international president of BWI Per-Olof Sjoo of Sweden and general secretary Ambet Yuson at an International Council meeting of Building and Wood Workers International held in Geneva recently.
The MGNREGA, being the most important and biggest employment scheme in the world, has 15 crore registered workers and is giving regular employment to five crore workers in India. It has empowered Panchayati Raj, women and SC and ST and OBC workers.
The MGNREGA is the one and only option for 500 millions of unskilled workers till 2030, is the research study of Khuntia which is written in the book. The book was highly appreciated by all council members of BWI.
The book had earlier been released by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rastrapati Bhavan and again released by the secretary general of Socialist International at its international conference held at luanda, Angola in 2015. Dr Khuntia has written eight books and translated two books written by the late lt Governor of Goa Gopala Ramanujam.