Uttarakhand is a hill state with maximum of its people living in the hilly region with very minimal sources for their livelihood. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) is a landmark legislation aimed at strengthening livelihood security for the rural poor by guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment in a financial year, to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. Implementation of MNREGA has really helped the needy population of the hilly regions of Uttarakhand to sustain their life with minimal possible facilities. It focuses on the contribution of MNREGA in providing employment in different sections of the society including women which is essential to ensure livelihood security among the rural poor population. This study deals with the impact of MNREGA in the state of Uttarakhand.