Impact of MGNREGA Scheme on Rural Labour Markets & Agriculture , Income, Rural Livelihood, Daily Wage Women Workers

1. DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD CENTRAL AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF AGRI BUSINESS & RURAL MANAGEMENT
MASTER SEMINAR
TOPIC- Impact of MGNREGA Scheme
Presented By:- Avinash Chandra
MBA(Rural Management)
Roll No- 1805205021
Under supervision of :- Miss. Tulika Kumari
Assistant Professor, SAB&RM
Dr. Rajeev Kr. Singh
Assistant Professor, SAB&RM

2. Impact of MGNREGA Scheme
on
Rural Labour Markets & Agriculture
, Income,
Rural Livelihood,
Daily Wage Women Workers

3. INTRODUCTION
 NREGA aims at Right to work.
 launch in the year 2006.
 Renamed as mahatma Gandhi national rural employment act on 2/10/2009.
 It was introduce in 200 district of the country & later extended to all district in the
country.
 Main aim of this act to Inhance purchasing power of Rural people.

4. CONT.
Mahatma Gandhi national
Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme was introduce in 2006
by the Govt. of India.
It is one of the Flagship
Programmes of Govt.
of India.
To improves Rural
Livelihood in The Country.
To provides Employment
During Slack Season of
Agricultural Activities.
Provides 100 days work In
Rural area.

5. OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
 The basic objective of this act to enhance Livelihood Security in
Rural areas.
 Effect of MGNREGA on migration from rural to urban areas.
 To compare wage differentials between MGNREGA activities
and other wage employment activities.
 Provides at least 100 days of Guaranteed wage employment in a
financial year to every BPL & APL households whose adult
Member.

6. AIMS
 To provide at least 100 Days work per annum within 5 km Radius near
to his house.
 Equal Wages for Men & Women.
 At least 1/3 (33%) of women
 Ensuring Women Empowerment & Social Equality.
 Lowering Of Rural-Urban Migration.
 PRI institution to have a Principle Role In Planning &
Implementation.

7. Main Provisions of MGNREGA
Act
• within 15 days then Daily Unemployment in
cash is to be paid.
• Employment within 5 km Radius.
• At least 1/3 Beneficiaries have to be women.
• Gram Sabha will Recommend works.
• Gram sabha execute at least 50 % of work.
• PRIs have a Principle role in planning &
implementation.

8. IMPACT
Reduction In Migration.
Women participation increased & Equal wages on per
with men.
Relief From village Money Lenders.
Increase average wages & employment.
Impact on Women Empowerment
 Impact on Ag. Labour.

9. WAGES RATES UNDER MANREGA
State MGNREGA State wage Suggested wage
Bihar 162 181 375
Haryana 281 318 375
Gujarat 194 178 375
Bengal 191 211 375
Jharkhand 168 229 375
https://www.telegraphindia.com

10. MAJOR STATES MGNREGA WAGES ARE LOWER
State Minm Agri Wage(Rs.) NREGA Wages(RS)
2018-19
Difference in Wages(Rs)
Gujarat 298 194 104
Bihar 237 168 69
Jharkhand 230 168 62
Chhattisgarh 234 174 60
Madhya Pardesh 230 174 56
Punjab 294 240 54
Uttar Pardesh 228 175 53
West Bengal 234 191 43
Haryana 318 281 37
Rajasthan 213 192 21
Karnataka 269 249 20
Maharashtra 194 203 9
https://indianexpress.com/

11. IMPACT ON RURAL LABOR MARKETS AND
AGRICULTURE
Percentage of share of SCs in MGNREGS employment
State 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Bihar 47.59 51.83 48.25 24.40 24.57
Chhattisgarh 13.13 13.91 13.75 10.03 9.63
MP 16.38 14.79 15.87 19.75 21.16
UP 57.53 57.35 56.13 33.12 31.55
Haryana 65.37 69.18 58.28 54.05 49.68
Source- MGNREGA AgriculturelabourmarketsDeveloped State- Haryana
Under Developed State- BR, UP, MP

12. Percentage of share of STs in MGNREGS employment
State 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Bihar 2.72 2.48 2.04 1.81 1.77
Chhattisgarh 43.46 44.99 44.34 31.26 37.56
MP 51.84 51.85 52.14 28.84 27.42
UP 2.49 3.46 3.12 1.06 1.25
Haryana 0 0 0 0.04 0.02

13. IMPACT OF MGNREGA ON INCOME IN
MEGHALAYA
The living condition of the respondents is poor.
They are mostly daily wage labourers and farmers. Agricultural labourers do not
have their own land.
not enough financial capacity to buy fertilizers and other crop inputs to increase
their crop yield.
Village artisans left their traditional occupation due to very less income to
sustain their livelihood.
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14. COMPARISON OF INCOME OF BENEFICIARIES (BEFORE AND
AFTER MGNREGA)
Village Village Previous income
(per month) (Rs.)
Village Present income
(per month) (Rs.)
Laitlyngkot 3956.67 4964.00
Lumthangding 3620.00 4580.00
Lyngkyrdem 3540.00 4273.33
Mawpran 3333.33 4280.00
Average 3612.50 4524.33
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15. COMPARISON OF INCOME BETWEEN NON-BENEFICIARIES
AND BENEFICIARIES
Village Present income (per month) (in Rupees)
Non-beneficiaries Beneficiaries
Laitlyngkot 3725.00 5475.00
Lumthangding 3220.00 4860.00
Lyngkyrdem 3937.50 3700.00
Mawpran 4120.00 4060.00
Average 3750.62 4523.75
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16. IMPACTS OF MGNREGA ON RURAL
LIVELIHOOD
Increase in
Income
Improvement in
Consumption
Level
Reduction in
Indebtedness
Improved
Literacy
Enhanced
Healthcare
Improved
Standard of
Living

17. Impact on Daily Waged Women Workers
A Case study of Sonitpur District of Assam.
http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jef/papers/vol4-issue4/F0444044

18. A case study of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme Chhattisgarh
Year Work completion
Rate
No. of Gp with
nill expenditure
% of expenditure
against available
funds
Notified wage Rate
National State National State
2012-13 98.1 99.69 1458 81.9 136.62 146
2013-14 97.07 99.34 1450 93.24 151.57 146
2014-15 95.35 99.12 1548 96.1 166.83 157
2015-16 77.2 85.41 496 97.5 177.68 159
2016-17 48.63 55.53 112 103.79 186.45 167
2017-18 12.4 17.89 85 101.28 191.53 172
Source : Compiled table from various MIS Graphs of http://nrega.nic.in
Showing Status of work completion, Expenditure and Notified wage rate under MGNREGA
2005

19. Showing Projected Persons days and Persons days Generated Under MGNREGA 2005
Chhattisgarh National
Year Up to March Up to March
Project
person Days
Person days
generated
% of project
target
achieved
Project
person Days
Person days
generated
% of project
target
achieved
2012 136347122 119386787 87.56091 263395213 217271688 82.48885
2013 121435931 129883618 106.9565 2435161824 2087863034 85.73816
2014 62438963 55581607 89.0175 2206735270 166126074 75.28138
2015 123462178 101396458 82.12755 2391120427 2351330116 98.33591
2016 90000000 88594327 98.43814 2209274000 2356732560 106.6745
Source : Compiled table from various MIS Graphs of http://nrega.nic.in

20. Source: http://164.100.129.6/GRAPH/State_graphs_xml.aspx?source=national
Showing participation of SC & ST category in terms of Job cards Issued and Employment
Provided against total Household under MGNREGA 2005 by Chhattisgarh State

21. CONCLUSION
 Increase their purchasing power, lead a quality and heathy life with all the basic
facilities and provide education to their children.
 when the income increases it has a huge impact on the expenditure of the family.
 The rural household, as 83% of the household had no LPG connections and 80%
had not toilet facilities.
 increase in the income of the beneficiaries after implementation of MGNREGA.
 To reduce Rural migration .

22. SUGGESTIONS
 The GPs are using the modern technology to get the work done.
 Providing free lunch for the workers at the worksite.
 State governments take adequate measures to ensure that the 100 days of
guaranteed employment is provided to the rural household .

23. REFERENCE
 https://www.telegraphindia.com
 https://indianexpress.com/
 MGNREGA Agriculturelabourmarkets
 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299433890
 http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jef/papers/vol4-issue4/F0444044
 Compiled table from various MIS Graphs of http://nrega.nic.in
 http://164.100.129.6/GRAPH/State_graphs_xml.aspx?source=national