Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Empowerment of Women through MGNREGA with reference to Chhattisgarh

Dr. Sumeet Agarwal, Mrs. M. Madhuri Devi

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The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women empowerment in Chhattisgarh Through MGNREGA using various indicators like women’s household decision making power, financial autonomy, freedom of movement, political participation, exposure to media, access to education, experience of domestic violence etc based on data from different sources. The study reveals that women of India are relatively disempowered and they enjoy somewhat lower status than that of men in spite of many efforts undertaken by government. MGNREGA by adopting Inclusive participatory growth is playing a major role ining the women of the society into the productive zone. Rural women are more prone to domestic violence than that of urban women. A large gender gap exists in political participation too. The study concludes by an observation that MGNREGS has lead to women empowerment through active participation of women in MGNREGS works.

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Dr.Sumeet Agarwal, Mrs. M. Madhuri Devi Empowerment of Women Through Mgnrega with Reference to Chhattisgarh Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 9 September 2015


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