The Role of the MGNREGS in Providing Employment Opportunities to the SCs and the STs: A Cross-State Analysis
Published: 2018
Author(s) Name: Radhagobinda Basak |
Author(s) Affiliation: Assist. Prof., Dept. of Commerce, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, West Bengal, India.
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Abstract
Poverty and unemployment are relatively higher among the
Scheduled Casts (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) than that in
other communities in India, especially in rural areas. The Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA),
2005, was introduced in India to create employment opportunities
for the rural people. The present study measures the performance
of the states in spreading the benefits of the scheme among the
SCs and the STs of the rural areas. Ranks have been assigned
to the states based on their performance as measured by the
four selected parameters. Inequality among the states in carrying
out the scheme has also been measured. Further, correlations
between performance scores of the states and SC or ST poverty
rates of the states, and performance scores of the states and SC or
ST literacy rates of the states have been computed, respectively.
Keywords: Employment, Person Days, Inequality, Poverty, Literacy
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