1Principal Scientist (Agricultural Economics) & Head, Div. of Social Sciences, ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
2Scientist (Agricultural Economics), Div. of Social Sciences, ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
3Principal Scientist- Agriculture Economist, Markets, Institutions, Nutrition & Diversity, International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India
4Principal Scientist (Home Science Extension)& Head, Div. of Transfer of technology and Training, ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Online published on 31 March, 2021.
Based on the primary data collected from 180 households, the present study investigated the impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGP) on women empowerment in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. Besides, the paper looked into the extent of participation of marginalized sections of the society in the programme and intra-household effect of MGNREGP income. The result of z-statistic revealed the significance difference in the extent of employment of male and female workers and women have more than three-fourth (76.50 %) share in workforce in MGNREGP in the district. The programme proved to be gender-friendly and has benefitted the participating women, both tangibly and intangibly, to a large extent by accentuating their choices and capabilities for investments on better food baskets, children's education as well as increased their bargaining power in household's decision process.
Employment, intra-household effect, MGNREGP, rajasthan, women empowerment,
