Performance of MGNREGA: A Comparative Study of Gujarat and Bihar

Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 8

Abstract

Abstract: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is preliminary right based approach to provide legal right of employment opportunity for rural labour. It integrates the different earlier employment scheme on the line of poverty alleviation strategy and potential of rural assets creation. The present study highlights the comparative performance of Gujarat and Bihar in MGNREGA in terms of number of job cards, work status, participation of different social strata and rural assets creation. The most of outcomes of present study drive from reliable secondary resources during 2008-09 to 2013-14. The more eminent results reflect that overall performance of MGNREGA in Gujarat is better than Bihar. Keywords: MGNREGA, Participation, Performance, Work Status, Rural Assets.

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Kapil Meena, Indra Kant Bharti

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Kapil Meena, Indra Kant Bharti (2016). Performance of MGNREGA: A Comparative Study of Gujarat and Bihar. Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 4(8), 856-864. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-378992