Volume : 4, Issue : 3, March - 2015

Inclusive Development and MGNREGA

Dinesha G A, Mahesha K K, Kantharaja B B, Dr. Shivanand Nari

Abstract :

<p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;MGNREGA was introduced as a flagship programme to provide Employment and Empowerment of weaker sectionsSCs, STs, OBCs, Minorities and Women. The document argues for inclusion of these sections of society to participate&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div&gt;in process of Economic Development. It emphasizes on providing guaranteed additional employment with minimum&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;pay which is on par with wages of unskilled labour and in some states better than those wages. By providing additional 100 days employment&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;it enables them to afford quality of life in terms of accessing socio&amp;ndash;economic opportunities and meeting their utility desires. This paper tries to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;understand how MGNREGA enables inclusive development. An attempt is made to analyse whether the programme is really enabling Inclusive&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Economic Development using simple statistical tools. The study found that MGNREGA has made significant impact on the lives of backward&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;communities and in the process making them part of Economic Development.&lt;/div&gt;</p>