Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): A Tool for Employment Generation

Authors

  • Lamaan Sami Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002
  • Anas Khan Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v3i4.15974

Keywords:

MGNREGA, employment, income, consumption

Abstract

This study is an empirical study which aims to examine the impact of MGNREGA in generating employment to poor in selected districts in India. Data have been collected through personal interview and analyzed with the application of linear regression. The analysis of the data revealed that MGNREGA played a significant role in generating employment, increase in income and consumption of respondents in selected districts in India.

Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 3, Issue-4: 281-286

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Published

2016-10-31

How to Cite

Sami, L., & Khan, A. (2016). Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): A Tool for Employment Generation. International Journal of Social Sciences and Management, 3(4), 281–286. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v3i4.15974

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (2016)

Section

Research Articles

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