Jechonia Islary’s research while affiliated with Tata Institute of Social Sciences and other places

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Wage and Earnings from Participation in MGNREGA Works in Jharkhand
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April 2017

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International Journal of Rural Management

Anupam Sarkar

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Jechonia Islary

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2005) is regarded as largest public employment programme in the world. As per the official parlance MGNREGA belongs to the core of core programmes of Government of India. Majority of participants of MGNREGA are poor and vulnerable sections of the society. ₹480 billion has been allocated for the programme in Central government budget in 2017–18. However, in recent years there are criticisms on the government to weaken and dilute the key features of the programme to the detriment of the interest of poor labourers. On the other hand many see the programme as unnecessary drag on public money. In this context this article aims to study recent trend and patterns of participation, employment and income generation from MGNREGA among casual labourers in Jharkhand which happens to be one of poor and tribal dominated states of India.

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... The scheme is considered radical for its provisions of providing a hundred days of employment on a guaranteed basis, time-bound wage payment, implementation through local government with community participation, mandatory social audits at regular intervals envisaged for transparency and accountability, along with several other prominent features. It is one of the world's most extensive public works programmes [1]. Researchers admire the scheme's flexible structure. ...

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Participation, information, governance challenges and ICT-enabled solutions to rights-based workfare programme
Wage and Earnings from Participation in MGNREGA Works in Jharkhand
  • Citing Article
  • April 2017

International Journal of Rural Management