Vol. 7, Issue 6 (2019)
Impact assessment of MGNREGA on women empowerment - A case study of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh
Author(s): Y Praneetha, DS Perke and MR Aware
Abstract: MGNREGA, which was enacted on 7th September 2005, is an outcome that resulted when GOI has thought of a flagship programme that could subsume the earlier employment generation programmes which were merely confined to subsidy provision. The success of MGNREGA has been well reflected in empowerment of rural women participated in the scheme besides improved livelihood security of the rural people. The present study was conducted in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh with the objectives i) to study the socio-economic profile of the MGNREGA beneficiaries, ii) to assess the impact of MGNREGA on women empowerment in the district. It was found that majority of participants in the district were women (55.56%) and majority of the respondents belonged to SC category (44.44%). It was found that majority of the beneficiaries (83.33%) belonged to no or low education group (illiterates and below high school). Majority of the beneficiaries were marginal farmers (58.89%) followed by landless agricultural laborers (25.56%) and small farmers (15.56%). Highest empowerment (100%) was perceived by the beneficiaries in the parameters like increased ability to contribute towards family income, receiving increased wage rates in all work types and employability for more days in a year.
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Y Praneetha, DS Perke, MR Aware. Impact assessment of MGNREGA on women empowerment - A case study of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(6):2550-2553.
