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cord-278379-wr8j6j36	Vasudevan, Gayathri	MGNREGA in the Times of COVID-19 and Beyond: Can India do More with Less?	2020-09-08		.txt	text/plain	4217	199	53	This paper makes a case for reorienting a small portion of MGNREGA spending to create micro-entrepreneurs out of the 'reverse migrating' masons, electricians, plumbers and others in rural areas who can directly contribute to augmenting health and sanitization infrastructure in the likely new normal. We propose approval of a new work type for sanitization works without any hard asset creation under MGNREGA and roping in the private sector for its project management skills to quickly skill up the returning migrants as well as to match work with workers on an ongoing basis. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (referred to as MGNREGA 1 hereafter) was introduced by Government of India in 2005 to target causes of chronic poverty through the 'works' (projects) that are undertaken, and thus ensuring sustainable development for all.	./cache/cord-278379-wr8j6j36.txt	./txt/cord-278379-wr8j6j36.txt