Socio-Economic Condition of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Women Workers of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) (A Case Study of Madugula Mandal in Visakhapatnam District)

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2017 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 4 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Masenamma Chodipalli and Choudari Appa Rao

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V4I1P101

How to Cite?

Masenamma Chodipalli and Choudari Appa Rao, "Socio-Economic Condition of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Women Workers of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) (A Case Study of Madugula Mandal in Visakhapatnam District)," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 4,  no. 1, pp. 1-5, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V4I1P101

Abstract:

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a major step forward, which not only provides guaranteed employment, but also empowers rural communities to demand work as part of their basic entitlements that are essential for participating in the larger process of development in the country. Empowerment brings betterment, improvement or tremendous changes in the present position compared to previous position. Earlier women, especially the rural poor women second consideration behind women. With the passage of time the position and condition of women changed. Literacy programmes, awareness programmes and different kinds of employment generating programme the condition of women has improved a lot. The MGNREGS is attractive and prestigious programme especially for women because it stipulates that one third of the total workers should be women. The main focus of the paper is on the impact of MGNREGS on Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe beneficiaries of women workers in Visakhapatnam district. The study covered 200 women sample beneficiaries, 100 from Schedule Caste and 100 from Schedule Tribe categories.

Keywords:

  MGNREGS, Rural women Employment, Empowerment and Economic Security.

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