A cross District Analysis of Performance of Mgnrega in Himachal Pradesh

The introduction of the flagship welfare scheme MGNREGA by the Indian Govt. was a momentous initiative towards the upliftment of rural and weaker section of the society. It is a anti poverty scheme which guarantee 100 days of employment to every rural household, equal wages to men and women and 33% reservation for women in work force who have registered and requested for work under the scheme. The other objective of the scheme is to strengthen the available natural resources and built infrastructure. In the present paper attempt has been made to evaluate the performance of MGNREGA in all the districts of H.P. by using the various indicators i.e. average person days per household (AIP), proportion of work completed (AIW) and proportion of the funds utilized (AIF). The composite achievement index (CAI) is calculated by adding the score of these indicators. UNDP's Human Development Index Construction Method (Mukherjee and Ghosh) has been used for converting the indicators into score.