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IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN MGNREGA: A STUDY OF RANGA REDDY DISTRICT OF TELANGANA

Dr. Aijaz Sultana

Volume: 8 Issue: 1 2018

Abstract:

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA belongs to a long history of wage employment guarantee Act. It is preceded by various wage employment programmes in different Five Year Plans. Trends show that it is the poorest of the poor and the most vulnerable groups who seek employment under the programme. The Mahatma Gandhi NREGA has been designed to allow women equity in both access to work and in the payment of wages. The participation of women in the workforce has surpassed the statutory minimum requirement of 33 per cent and the trends also indicate an increase in the participation rate at the national level. The participation of women in the workforce is high irrespective of the literacy levels of women. The study makes an assessment of the impact of MGNREGS on the women beneficiaries in drought prone Ananthapuramu district.

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