Abstract
The MGNREGA is a flagship programme of government of India, and since 2009, it is being implemented in all the states and districts of India, with dual objectives of creating jobs and productive assets in rural India. The smaller northeastern state—Tripura—has successfully implemented the MGNREGA programme and has achieved a marked notable success. This chapter assesses impact of the scheme on the participating households in the Dhalai district of Tripura. Besides compiling the secondary data, primary information was collected across XX households using structured schedules. The study illustrates that MGNREGS has impacted positively on livelihood of the participating poor and marginal households. The programme has led to increase in asset base on income assurance. The study also finds more job opportunities for the unreserved categories due to decreasing trend in allotment ratios for the STs in the study area. However, with the recent changes in the operational framework of the programme, the participants are apprehensive about future of the scheme and security of their employment.
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In Tripura, 42% of the total main workers in the state are engaged in agriculture, of which 23% are cultivators and the remaining 18.74% are agricultural labourers.
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Refer to Bhowmik (2013) for greater detail.
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Refer to Thapa (2012) for greater detail.
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F = 7.37, p = 0.010.
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F = 33.34, p = 0.00003.
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Also known as Shifting Cultivation; Jhum is the local name.
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Items which help in income generation.
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Items which do not directly help in income generation.
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http://nrega.nic.in/netnrega/convergence/conindex.aspx, dated 28/11/2015.
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Bhowmik, I., Bose, P., Goswami, S., Chouhan, P. (2018). MGNREGA and Inclusive Development: A Case Study in Tripura, Northeast India. In: Bhattarai, M., Viswanathan, P., Mishra, R., Bantilan, C. (eds) Employment Guarantee Programme and Dynamics of Rural Transformation in India. India Studies in Business and Economics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6262-9_9
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