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Emphasising that migration-based poverty is a crucial concern, Niti Aayog suggests that a strategy that combines an increase in rural wages through fast economic growth in labour-intensive sectors such as agriculture coupled with targeted anti-poverty programmes is the best way forward to tackle poverty. The task force report on poverty alleviation is expected in the coming month. Officials suggest that the task force believes that rapid economic growth generates employment and raises wages, pulling people out of poverty faster. The task force also believes that job-creation in the manufacturing sector is imperative and industrialisation in the coming years must be through labour-intensive sectors. The present government has stressed the importance of creating jobs in the manufacturing sector to end poverty and is introducing a series of measures to improve the ease of doing business in India and encourage the entry of foreign capital in infrastructure and manufacturing segments. The recent decisions to overhaul labour laws are part of that initiative. Officials said the Aayog task force also felt it was vital to mainstream and raise the productivity of unorganised entrepreneurs. "Ninety per cent jobs in India are created through MSMEs, of which 95 per cent is in the unorganised sector. Hence, special attention should be paid here," the task force believes. Concerning MGNREGS, the task force recommends that independent studies undertaken on the programme could be taken into account by the ministry of rural development in order to obtain a neutral picture on the ground reality. "On its part, the Aayog has already awarded the task of evaluating MGNREGS in 29 states; six of them have already given their report," officials said. A mechanism of cash transfers, incentivising panchayats and municipalities through direct intervention, and addressing the problem of leakages through the Aadhar platform could be adopted for anti-poverty programmes, suggests the task force; emphasizing that "The objective should be attain the six goals highlighted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by 2022, which includes housing for all, at least one earning member (in a household) and to be connected to at least one major road.” The task force held its second meeting recently. It is headed by Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya. Also on it are Bibek Debroy, member of the Aayog, experts Rathin Roy and Surjit Bhalla, and the government's chief statistician, T C A Anant. Secretaries in the departments of rural development; housing; micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs); and financial services are the other members.
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Niti Ayog, poverty, migration, task force, employment, MNREGS, industrialisation, manufacturing, rural development, labour, labour laws, growth
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