Year: 2013 | Month: December | Volume 2 | Issue 2
Women Need More Protection through MGNREGA: Role of Gram Sabha and PRIs
Abstract: <div>Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is the central government scheme in response to the constitutional provision of</div><div>Directive principles of state policy (DPSP) and specially manifested right to work and means to promote livelihood security in India’s rural areas by providing 100 days work in a financial year. By generating employment for women at fair wages in the village, NREGA plays a substantial role in economically empowering women and laying the basis for greater independence and self-esteem. The most distinguishing feature of MGNREGA is its approach towards empowering women citizen to play an active role in the implementation of the scheme, through gram sabha, panchayat raj institution and participatory planning. But the MGNREGA</div><div>can’t turn out to be a major instrument for galvanizing panchayati raj institution</div><div>in India due to lack of mobilization of disadvantaged group like women, cultural non-acceptance of female participation in the labour force, non-parity of wages, non-availability of worksite facility, non-involvement of self help group & civil society organisation and non-implementation of an indispensable tool like Right to Information Act 2005 which are highlighted in the paper. The paper concludes with some policy suggestions by which women should be kept in forefront for planning, implementing and evaluation of the MGNREGA programme.</div>
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