Vol. 16 No. 3
Focusing on the status and constraints of women participation in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme
Author(s): N. BHUVANA AND B. KRISHNAMURTHY
Abstract: Women participation in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGP) is crucial for the gender equity and economic empowerment of the women in the village. But, the status of women participation in the programme is found to be declining for last few years, inspite of special provisions for women in the programme. Therefore, the study conducted at Bangalore rural district of Karnataka to examine the status of women participation and major constraints which hinder their participation in the MGNREGP, through focus group discussions and interviews of 120 women beneficiaries. The results of Garret ranking revealed that lack of basic facilities such as drinking water, toilets and crèche (rank I), unavailability of continuous work (rank II) and delay in wage payment (rank III) were the primary constraints experienced by women beneficiaries in MGNREGP. Based on the insights, the study proposes few measures for facilitating better participation of women in MGNREGP
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