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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a one of the important wage employment programme/Act to provide assured employment for rural poor by Government of India (GoI). It encapsulates inclusive growth strategy to reduce chronicle poverty and regional imbalances in the country. This paper tries to analyze the Implementation and performance of MGNREGS in study area. For the purpose of this study I have selected veldurthi mandal from Narasaraopet division of Guntur District. The study has found that MGNREGS is a very significant public programme to helps rural poor to come out of chronic poverty with certain assured provision of employment. It has a positive impact on rural livelihood, to eliminate distress migrations from backward areas and it has also promoted women economic empowerment. The programme has involved cross section of the society irrespective of caste/ class at the study area. Apart from this it also assisted in enhancing the savings of poor in tern helped in gaining productive resources to ensure reduction of poverty.