By raising the bargaining power of agricultural labor, the act’s passage has led to higher farm wages, greater purchasing power for the rural poor, and lower distress migration. And sustained government investment in public health is reflected in steady improvement in India’s infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, and life expectancy.
五分之一的农村家庭从圣雄甘地全国农村就业保障法（Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act）中获益，该法主要为表列种姓、表列部落以及农村留守妇女提供就业（在我所在的喀拉拉邦，92%的受益者是妇女，她们的生活因为新的收入源而改变）。通过提高农村劳动力的议价能力，该法的通过增加了农民收入、提高了农村穷人的购买力，减少了被迫迁移。政府在公共健康方面的持续投入体现于印度不断下降的婴儿死亡率、产妇死亡率和不断增加的寿命预期上。