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Review of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act: with Special Reference to Jammu and Kashmir Bhagat Vipal Ph.D. Student, Division of Agricultural Economics and ABM, SKUAST-Jammu, J&K *Corresponding author email id: vipalbhagat@gmail.com
Abstract The act started functioning from 2nd February 2006. It was renamed as ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act’ on 2–10-2009. Initially, it was renamed in 200 districts of the country and later extended to all districts in the country. The present study by using secondary data has shown that the programme has a positive impact upon the wage employment and also helped in raising the livelihood and the living standard of the rural areas. The Act has restricted the rural poor to their areas and stopped migration to the cities. So, it has helped in solving the problem of distress migration. The impact of the migration is multi-dimensional as it has helped in ameliorating the situation of the rural women, in particular and rural society, in general. The present study has also focused upon the UT of J&K with respect to its performance in the scheme. The study has brought out that the UT has fared well on many grounds but still lacking in some aspects. A comparative analysis of the UT with respect to nation has also been made. Finally, the study has delineated some policy recommendations for the improvement in the scheme. Top Keywords Distress migration, MGNREGA, Wage employment. Top | | | |
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