Employment Generation, Labour Migration and MGNREGP Intervention: Evidences from a Village Level Study

Abstract

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGP) was launched by the Government of India to serve many objectives including empowerment of women and marginalized communities of the society and reducing the ever-increasing flow of rural labour to urban centres. This paper has looked into the extent of participation of male and female workers, marginalized sections of the society and workers of different age groups in MGNREGP, by conducting a study in Markabbinahalli village of Bijapur district in Karnataka, characterized with distinct migration pattern, during the agricultural year 2012-13. Both primary and secondary data were used in the study. Analytical tools used were z-test, t-test, Fisher's Exact Probability Test and one way ANOVA. The study has found no bias of cast, gender and age in providing employment to the participants of programme. The female workers received gainful employment in the programme. The higher non-farm wage rates constrained MGNREGP in reducing migration of workers to urban centres in the study village. The programme empowered the women workers, at least on a modest scale.

Inter-sectoral Linkages and Multipliers of MGNREGA in a Rainfed Village in Karnataka: Applications of Social Accounting Matrix (SAM)

“…A large number of empirical studies on MGNREGS available so far have focused largely on the efficacy of the scheme in achieving targets set under the 2005 Act. As a result, these studies have considered only direct employment creation through this programme, but neglecting the indirect and intersectoral linkages and village economy wide impacts produced by the MGNREGS investment done in the village economy (Hirway et al 2008;Vani et al 2015). In this context, this chapter assesses the economic impact of MGNREGS in a Markabbinahalli village in Bijapur district located in northern Karnataka state.…”

“…Similarly, an employment multiplier value of 0.3 for MGNREGP activity means that for an additional rupee of investment made in MGNREGP there will be 0.3 times increase in demand for labour in the economy. A household income Vani et al 2015).…”

Employment Guarantee Programme and Dynamics of Rural Transformation in India

“…A large number of empirical studies on MGNREGS available so far have focused largely on the efficacy of the scheme in achieving targets set under the 2005 Act. As a result, these studies have considered only direct employment creation through this programme, but neglecting the indirect and intersectoral linkages and village economy wide impacts produced by the MGNREGS investment done in the village economy Vani et al 2015). In this context, this chapter assesses the economic impact of MGNREGS in a Markabbinahalli village in Bijapur district located in northern Karnataka state.…”

“…Major activities and components of the village SAM constructed are summarized in this section. Detailed information pertaining to these activities in the studied village can be found in Vani et al (2015). Likewise, theoretical aspects of these elements are discussed in Bellu (2012) and Thorbecke (2000).…”

“…13 Income from MGNREGP (`4,698) formed only 4.32% of total annual family income. Hence, workers were also not attracted to MGNREGP works (Details in Vani et al 2015).…”