1Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Khalsa College of Education, Amritsar-143005 (Punjab)
2Professor and Head, Punjab School of Economics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005 (Punjab)
*Corresponding author's email: sandhunavdeep2012@gmail.com
Online Published on 06 February, 2023.
The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of MGNREGS on rural households’ socio-economic status. The results revealed that the beneficiaries were well aware of the MGNREGS whose work was either meant for poor or scheduled caste households. The assets created under the scheme were considered helpful by most beneficiaries. The beneficiaries mostly follow a verbal request, paying no charges for job card preparation. The majority of respondents had custody of their job cards. The results revealed a significant rise in income and expenditure of sample households. The MGNREGS beneficiaries’ food and non-food expenses increased after joining MGNREGS. Thus MGNREGS had facilitated the improvement of their socio-economic status.
Expenditure, MGNREGS, Rural development, Socio-economic status
