International Journal of Engineering and Management Research (IJEMR)
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 5

Food Insecurity in Orissa; Can NREGA be Able to Solve it?

  • Author:
  • Sanjukta Das1, Rajesh K. Sahu2
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 35 to 42

1Reader in Economics, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur, India

2Research Scholar, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur, India

Online published on 24 October, 2017.

Abstract

This paper discusses the food insecurity situation in Orissa and finds that NREGS Programme has not provided sufficient wage employment. It suggests large scale citizen's awareness campaigns and improvement in institutional capacity of Gram Panchayats for generating demand for and supply of work under NREGS. For promoting food security, irrigation potential in the rain-fed areas may be created. NREGS can be used for the purpose.

Keywords

Food security, entitlement, employment guarantee, NREGA