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MGNREGA: A Driving Force of Empowerment of Women through Employment Generation

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies
© 2016 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal
Volume 3 Issue 11
Year of Publication : 2016
Authors : Dr. D. Subramanyam, Dr. D. Yuvaraju
10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V3I6P112
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Dr. D. Subramanyam, Dr. D. Yuvaraju, "MGNREGA: A Driving Force of Empowerment of Women through Employment Generation," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 3,  no. 11, pp. ):25-29, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V3I6P112

Abstract:

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is the flagship programme of the Government that directly touches lives of the poor and promotes inclusive growth. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), notified on September 7, 2005, marked a paradigm shift from the previous wage employment programmes with its rights-based approach that makes the Government legally accountable for providing employment to those who demand it. MGNREGA was launched on February 2,2006 in 200 districts initially and expanded to cover all 614 districts across the country in rural areas. The Act aims at enhancing livelihood security of households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

Keywords:

water harvesting, soil conservation, Irrigation, flood protection, afforestation and plantation.

References:

1) Government of India (2008): Eleventh Five Year Plan 2007- 12, Planning Commission volume I, II, III, New Delhi.
2) Government of India (2010): Annual Report 2009-10, Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi.
3) Government of India (2006) : Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 Government of India, MGNREGA study on Capital Formation, Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi.
4) Government of Chhattisgarh (2011), Unpublished Reports of Department of Rural Development, Raipur. Government of Chhattisgarh, Unpublished Reports of Department of Panchayati Raj, Raipur. www.nrega.in.