An economic & legal framework of Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee act, 2005: A critical analysis
By: Khoja, Suhail Ahmad and Ibrahim, Yahya
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BookPublisher: Kashmir Journal of Legal Studies Description: 10(1), Jul, 2023: p.293-310.
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Kashmir Journal of Legal StudiesSummary: The present research paper attempts to evaluate the role of MGNREGA scheme. Particularly, the paper deliberates on the economic and legal dimensions of the scheme. It evaluates the impact of the scheme on income generation, poverty reduction, and female labour force participation rate. Further, the role of scheme during the period of Covid-19 outbreak is analyzed. The paper highlights some interesting results. It is found that the scheme has proved successful in accelerating monthly income and average wage rate. However, it is found that the rural poverty has increased by nearly 4 percentage points to 29.6 percent between 2011- 2017.Furthermore, from 2012-13, it is found that the proportion of women workers participating in MGNREGA has touched a ten year high in 2022. MGNREGA is found to be shock absorbing scheme as the income loss during the pandemic seems to be compensated by increased earnings by a proportion of 20 to 80 percent. Reproduced
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | 10(1), Jul, 2023: p.293-310 | Available | AR130551 |
The present research paper attempts to evaluate the role of MGNREGA scheme. Particularly, the paper deliberates on the economic and legal dimensions of the scheme. It evaluates the impact of the scheme on income generation, poverty reduction, and female labour force participation rate. Further, the role of scheme during the period of Covid-19 outbreak is analyzed. The paper highlights some interesting results. It is found that the scheme has proved successful in accelerating monthly income and average wage rate. However, it is found that the rural poverty has increased by nearly 4 percentage points to 29.6 percent between 2011- 2017.Furthermore, from 2012-13, it is found that the proportion of women workers participating in MGNREGA has touched a ten year high in 2022. MGNREGA is found to be shock absorbing scheme as the income loss during the pandemic seems to be compensated by increased earnings by a proportion of 20 to 80 percent. Reproduced
http://kashmirjournaloflegalstudies.edu.in// b481-4e09-8ecf-05057a46ed5d.pdf
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