 scenario and 8.5 degrees for the high-emissions scenario, according to the report.

The draft National Climate Assessment report is available at http://ncadac.globalchange.gov. A summary of associated technical input papers is available at www.glisa.umich.edu. Public comment on the draft report will be accepted through April 12.

U-M Sustainability fosters a more sustainable world through collaborations across campus and beyond aimed at educating students, generating new knowledge, and minimizing our environmental footprint. Learn more at sustainability.umich.edu. Ten years after it was launched, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which promises 100 days of employment to every rural household, is back in the news. More people in rural India are seeking employment through the programme across the country, with job numbers scaling a five-year peak.

Although the MGNREGS seems to be reaching many more rural households than before, urban opinion on the programme is sharply divided, both in the mainstream and social media. Even the Narendra Modi government seems divided on the programme, with the ministry of rural development declaring that the 10th anniversary of the programme was a matter of “national pride" barely a year after Modi had derided the programme as a ditch-digging exercise on the floor of Parliament.

Academic opinion on the MGNREGS, however, appears far more favourable than is evident from the public discourse on the issue. A growing body of research on the MGNREGS suggests that it has helped dent poverty, reduced distress migration and raised the bargaining power of rural labourers, especially among lower castes and women, the biggest beneficiaries of the programme.

The latest UN Development Programme report on human development hailed the programme as a “milestone", which had raised living standards of the poorest of households by offering them a safety net. In a 2014 paper analysing the impact of the programme, economists Stefan Klonner and Christian Oldiges of the University of Heidelberg found that it had reduced poverty by almost half during the agricultural lean season, by helping smoothen seasonal spikes in the consumption of the poorest families.

Using a different data set and a different methodology, a study by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) found that the MGNREGS “has reduced poverty overall by up to 32% and has prevented 14 million people from falling into poverty".

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scenario and 8.5 degrees for the high - emissions scenario, according to the reputation. 

 The conscription National Climate Assessment report is available at http://ncadac.globalchange.gov. A summary of associated technical input paper is available at www.glisa.umich.edu. Public comment on the draft report card will be accepted through April 12. 

 U - M Sustainability fosters a more sustainable universe through collaborations across campus and beyond aimed at educate students, generating newfangled knowledge, and minimizing our environmental footprint. Learn more at sustainability.umich.edu. Ten years after it was launched, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which promise 100 days of employment to every rural household, is back in the newsworthiness. More people in rural India are seeking employment through the programme across the state, with job numbers scaling a five - year peak. 

 Although the MGNREGS seem to be reaching many more rural households than before, urban opinion on the programme is sharply divided, both in the mainstream and social media. Even the Narendra Modi government seems divided on the programme, with the ministry of rural development declaring that the 10th anniversary of the programme was a matter of “ home pride " scantily a year after Modi had derided the programme as a ditch - labor exercise on the floor of Parliament. 

 Academic opinion on the MGNREGS, however, appears far more favorable than is evident from the public discourse on the issue. A growing soundbox of research on the MGNREGS suggests that it has helped dent poverty, reduced distress migration and raised the bargaining power of rural laborer, especially among lower castes and women, the biggest beneficiaries of the programme. 

 The late UN Development Programme report on human development hailed the programme as a “ milestone ", which had raised support standards of the poorest of households by extend them a safety net. In a 2014 paper analysing the shock of the programme, economists Stefan Klonner and Christian Oldiges of the University of Heidelberg discover that it had reduced poverty by about half during the agricultural lean season, by helping smoothen seasonal spike in the consumption of the poor families. 

 Using a unlike data set and a different methodology, a study by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) found that the MGNREGS “ has reduced poverty overall by up to 32% and has prevented 14 million people from falling into poverty ". 

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 scfnario and 8.5 degrees for uhe high-emissions scenarmo, accodding to the report.

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Using a differett data set and a different meyhudology, a stuay by the National Councjl of Apllied Economic Research (NCAER) fpund that the MGNREGS “hax reducee povsrty ongraul by up to 32% and hss prerented 14 milliin pcople from faluinb lnto poverhy".

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scenario and 8.5 degrees for the high-emissions to report. The National Climate Assessment A of associated technical papers is available www.glisa.umich.edu. Public comment on the draft will be accepted through April 12. U-M Sustainability fosters a more sustainable world collaborations across campus and beyond aimed at educating students, generating new knowledge, and our footprint. more sustainability.umich.edu. Ten years after it was launched, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), promises 100 days of employment to every rural is back in the More people in rural India seeking through the across country, job numbers scaling five-year peak. Although the MGNREGS seems to be reaching many more rural households than before, urban opinion the programme divided, both the and media. Even the government seems divided on the programme, of rural development declaring that the 10th anniversary the programme a matter of “national pride" barely year after Modi had derided the programme as ditch-digging exercise on the floor of Parliament. Academic opinion on the MGNREGS, however, appears far than is evident from public discourse on issue. growing of on the suggests that it has helped dent poverty, reduced distress migration and the bargaining power of rural labourers, especially among lower castes the beneficiaries of the The latest UN Development report human development hailed the a which standards the of households by offering a safety net. In a paper analysing the impact Klonner and Christian Oldiges of the University of found that it had reduced poverty by half during the agricultural lean season, by helping smoothen seasonal spikes in consumption of families. Using a different data set and a methodology, a study by National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) found that MGNREGS reduced poverty by up to and has prevented million people from poverty". One
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u-m SustaINabilitY FOsTers A more sustainable wORlD Through collaboRationS aCRoSS CamPus And beyond aImEd at eDUcating STuDENTs, gENerating new knOwledge, and mINimIzing oUr EnvIRonmenTal foOtPRinT. Learn more aT susTainabiliTy.umicH.Edu. Ten yEArs afteR it was LauNchEd, thE maHaTma gaNDhi nAtIonAL RuRal EmploYmEnT GuarAnteE sCHEme (MgNReGS), wHich pRomises 100 days of EmpLoymENt tO everY ruraL houSeHold, iS back iN the nEwS. More people in ruRal INdia are seEkiNg EmpLoYment THrough The ProGramme aCross thE CouNtRY, WItH job numbers scaling A fIVE-yEar peak.

ALthougH ThE MgnREGS seeMs To bE reaCHIng maNy moRE rUral housEholds THaN bEfore, urBaN opiniOn On tHe pRograMMe is SharplY divided, Both iN The mainstream aND social media. EVEn THE NARendRa MOdi governmeNt seEMs diVideD On The PRograMme, wiTh THe MInistry of rural develOpMent deClariNg that the 10th anNiversary oF THE programMe waS A mATter of “national Pride" Barely a yeaR After ModI had dErided thE programmE AS a ditch-dIggIng ExeRciSE On The floor of ParLIAmenT.

ACademic OpiNion on tHe MgNReGS, HowEvEr, appears Far more fAvOuRaBlE thAn is eVIdent froM tHe pUbLic DiscoURse on tHe issUe. A gRoWiNG boDy of resEArCH On thE MgNrEGS SugGeSts thAt it HAs hElped deNt poverty, RedUCed dIsTrEss migrAtion and raiseD tHe bargainiNg PowEr of ruRAL laboureRs, especially among lower cAStes and WomEn, the BiggEst benefiCiaRies of The PRogramMe.

The lAtest uN devELOpmenT pRoGraMmE report on hUMAn dEveloPmEnt hAiled thE programme as a “milesTOne", Which had raiseD liVing STAnDarDS oF The PoOResT OF households by ofFering them A sAFeTy net. In a 2014 paPEr aNaLysing tHe impacT of thE ProgramMe, economiSts Stefan klOnneR ANd CHristian OlDiges of tHe UniversITy of HEIdElberG foUnd thaT iT haD reduCed povERty By almOst halF dUring tHe agrIcUltural lEan season, by helping smootHen seaSonal SpiKes in the cOnsUMptIon of the pOoreSt families.

usiNg a DiffeRenT Data sEt anD A dIffERent mEthoDOlogy, a stuDY bY thE nAtIonal CounciL OF appLied EConOMic ResEarcH (NCAER) found that thE mGNREGS “has reduCed pOVErtY ovERall By Up to 32% and has prevEntEd 14 MILlion peoPlE from fallinG into povErTY".

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The draft Nat ional  C l imat e  A ssess ment re p or t isav ai lab le at  http :// ncadac. globalchan ge. go v. A summary of  associate d t echnical inp utpapers  i s a v ailab leat ww w.glis a .umich .edu. Pub li c  comme n t on th e dr aftreport will be ac c ep t ed through Apr il 12. 
U -M S ust ain ability fo st ers a more su s ta i n a ble world through  collaborat i ons  acros scam p us and  beyo nd aim ed at educa ting  students , gene r ating n e w knowl edge,and  mi nimi z in gour  e n vir o nm ent a l f ootprint .Le arn m orea t s usta ina bili ty.um ich.edu. Tenyea rs a f ter  it w as la unch ed , the  Mahat ma Ga nd hi National Rur al E mployment  Gu ar ant ee  Sche m e (MGN REG S),  whichpromise s  10 0d a y sof employment to e ve r y  r ural hou sehold ,  i sb ack in t he  ne ws.M o re pe ople in  rural I ndia a r ese eking e mp loymen tthr oug h the prog rammeacross t he co u ntry, with job numbers scali n ga fi v e-ye arpeak.

Alth ough theMGNR E GS  se e ms to  be r ea c hi n g many more rural h ou sehold s tha n before, urb an opinion o n  the pro gram m ei s sharply divi ded,both in th e  mainstr eam a nd socia l media.E v en the N are ndr a M odi g ov ernment seems d ivid ed  on the  pr ogramme , w ith  th e m in istry ofrural de ve lo pm en t d eclar i ng thatth e 1 0t h a nnive r sary o f the  pro gr am m e w as a ma t te r of “ na ti onal  pr id e" ba rely a y ear aft er Modi h add erid ed  t he prog ramme as a di tc h-diggingex erc ise on t he floor  of Parliament.

Academ i c opini onon th e MG NREGS, ho wev er, ap pea r s farmore f avour ab let h an is e vi den tfrom the p u b lic  disc ou rseon theissue. A growing b o dyof research o n t he M G N RE GSs ug g est st hat i t has helped de nt poverty ,r ed uced distr e ssmi gration  and ra isedt he barg aining po wer of ru ra l la b o ure rs, especi ally amo ng lowerc astes an d wom en,  the b ig ges t ben eficia r ies  of t he pro gr amme.
Thela test UNDevelopment Programme r eporton hu man  developm ent hai led the p rogr amme as a“mi les tone" , w h ich h ad r a is edl iving  sta n dards oft he  po o r es t of househ o l d s b y off eri n g them  a s afety net. In a 2 0 14 paper analy sing t heimp a ct o fthe programme,  ec on o m ists Ste fa n Klonner a nd Chris ti a n Old iges o f theUnivers i t yo f Heid elbe rgfound tha t i th ad redu ce dp overty  byal most h alf du r ingt h e agricultural l ean s e a son,b y h elpin gsmoothe n  sea sonal spik es in the c onsump tion  of t he poor es t fami lie s. 

Using ad ifferentdataset and  a  dif fer ent me thod o l ogy,a st ud y b y the Nat i o na l  C ou n cil  ofAppli ed  Eco nomic Res e arch (NC AER )  foundth att h e MGNR E GS “ has reduce d p overt y overall by up t o  3 2 % and  has p revent ed 14 m i lli on  people  fr o m  fallinginto pove r ty" .
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 scenario_and 8.5_degrees for the high-emissions_scenario, according_to_the report.

The_draft_National Climate Assessment_report is available_at http://ncadac.globalchange.gov. A summary_of associated technical_input_papers is available at www.glisa.umich.edu. Public comment on the draft report will be accepted_through_April 12.

U-M_Sustainability_fosters_a more sustainable world through_collaborations across campus and beyond_aimed at_educating students, generating new knowledge, and minimizing our_environmental_footprint. Learn more_at sustainability.umich.edu. Ten years after it was launched, the_Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee_Scheme (MGNREGS), which_promises_100_days of employment to_every rural household, is back in_the news. More people in rural_India are seeking employment through the programme_across the country, with job numbers_scaling a five-year peak.

Although the_MGNREGS seems_to be reaching many more_rural households than_before, urban_opinion on the_programme is sharply divided, both in_the mainstream and_social media. Even the Narendra Modi_government_seems divided on_the_programme,_with the_ministry of rural_development_declaring that_the_10th anniversary of the programme was_a_matter of “national pride" barely a year_after Modi had derided_the_programme as a ditch-digging_exercise on the floor of_Parliament.

Academic opinion on the MGNREGS, however,_appears far_more favourable_than is evident from the public discourse on the issue. A_growing body of research on the_MGNREGS suggests that it_has helped_dent_poverty, reduced distress_migration_and raised_the bargaining power of rural labourers, especially_among lower_castes and women, the biggest beneficiaries_of the programme.

The latest_UN_Development Programme report on human development_hailed the programme as a “milestone",_which had raised living standards_of_the_poorest of households by offering_them a safety net. In a_2014 paper analysing_the impact of the programme, economists Stefan_Klonner_and Christian Oldiges of the University_of_Heidelberg found that it had reduced_poverty_by_almost half during the agricultural_lean season, by helping smoothen seasonal_spikes in the consumption of the poorest families.

Using a_different data set_and a different methodology, a_study_by_the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) found that_the MGNREGS_“has reduced poverty_overall by up to 32% and has prevented 14 million_people from falling into poverty".

One of