1Full-Time Research Scholar, Department of Political Science and Development Administration, Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, E-mail: sivaresearchergri@gmail.com
2Full-Time Research Scholar, Department of Political Science and Development Administration, Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu
Online published on 22 January, 2018.
MGNREGA is the most pragmatic approach to the problems of rural poverty and unemployment. The provision of wage employment is the significant aspect of the scheme as it ensures the economic security of the poor by providing guaranteed wage employment. MGNREGA has a positive impact on employment pattern of women. MGNREGA works widely focused on natural resource management such as land and water resources. The works include water harvesting, soil conservation, protection, irrigation provisioning and improvement, renovation of traditional water bodies, land development and drought proofing. This primary focus of this paper is to assess the impact of implementation and effectiveness of MGNREGA on the livelihood of Dalits in the district of Dindigul, Tamil Nadu during the financial year 2015–16.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Poverty, Wage Employment, Livelihood
