The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) guarantees 100 days of employment in a financial year to any rural household whose adult members are willing to do unskilled manual work. The Act came into force initially in 200 districts in 2006 in which the districts of Saiha and Lawngtlai were included.

    In 2007, Lunglei and Champhai districts were among the 130 new districts selected for NREGA. The Act was then implemented in Serchhip district in the month of April, 2008.

Details of NREGS Implementation at Serchhip District
Total Funds received (2008-09)	Central share	Rs.312.70 lakhs
	State share	Rs. 31.27 lakhs
Total		Rs. 343.97 lakhs
Total expenditure (Works only)	East Lungdar PO area	Rs. 71.1468 lakhs
	Serchhip PO area	Rs. 230. 5897 lakhs
Total		Rs. 301. 7365 lakhs
No of villages where NREGS is implemented	East Lungdar PO area	12
	Serchhip PO area	30
Total		42
No of Job Cards in the district	East Lungdar PO area	2955
	Serchhip PO area	9176
Total		12131
No of staff recruited under NREGS	Village level Assistant	38
	Technical Assistant	5
	Computer Assistant	3
	Account Assistant	1
Total		47
No of days completed under NREGS		23
No of Bank Accounts opened		6468 ( 5 villages )