1Research Scholar, Department of Economics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Email id: foziatabassum6@gmail.com
2Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Email id: mdfirdosahmad@gmail.com
Online published on 14 August, 2018.
The MGNREGA was developed by the Indian Government to reduce rural poverty through 100 days of guaranteed employment per year. Using secondary data, we explore whether this Scheme has provided social protection by creating assets and employment in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Our results showed that the performance of MGNREGA is dismal in the state. Women employment rate is below the minimum required provision of 33 percent. The study has observed that despite being a source of employment, MGNREGA has not been able to create enormous assets and high level of empowerment and employment in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Better implementation and greater recognition of the care giving responsibilities of women will be required for this policy to fully meet its goals.
MGNREGA, Employment, Women Participation And Asset Creation
