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One of the important problems of self-targeted programmes is capture by elites and especially when the programme is as massive as MGNREGS. The chapter explores whether the MGNREG programme has been hampered with elite capture. If there is elite or programme capture, we will discuss how it takes place and who these elites are.
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One of the studies undertaken in the initial stages of implementation of MGNREGS in the state found that the number of days of work has gone up for the workers (see Harish et al. 2011).
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Rajasekhar, D., Babu, M.D., Manjula, R. (2018). MGNREGS, Elite and Access to Benefits. In: Decentralised Governance, Development Programmes and Elite Capture. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1900-6_6
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