Section 25(1)(b) in Orissa Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, 2006 under NREGA-2005
(b)Investments made under the Act are expected to generate employment and purchasing power, raise economic productivity, promote women's participation in the workforce, strengthen the rural infrastructure through the creation of durable assets, reduce distress migration,and contribute to the regeneration of natural resources; the outlays for the Scheme have to be transformed into outcomes.