The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) on Thursday received appreciation from the Labour and Employment Ministers of G-20 countries. <br/> <br/>Speaking after the Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge made a detailed presentation on the schemes at G-20 Labour Ministers meet in Washington, the US Labour Secretary Hilda Solis, said, India's achievement is laudable as these schemes had succeeded in reaching the masses in the remote areas.<br/> <br/>She said, the United States hopes to learn from these innovative and dynamic programmes in India. Mr. Kharge was given the floor for more than 30 minutes in view of the keen interest in the initiatives taken by India to foster inclusive growth. Kharge's presentation generated discussion among the Labour Ministers who wanted to learn more about these two schemes. <br/> <br/>The Brazilian Labour Minister, Carlos Lupi said, these initiatives were specially worth replicating for large countries with diverse populations. <br/> <br/>Later, at a joint briefing, Kharge said, all poor people, who are below poverty line, would be covered under this scheme and was going to help them greatly. The Union Labour minister said, the RSBY is a unique program initiated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and it is the first time in India that below-poverty-line people were covered under the Yojana.<br/>