NREGA: A women's programme

  • 31/10/2008

  • Panchayati Raj Update

Studies done by scholars like Narayanan (2008), Vijayanand (2008) and Sharif (2008) show that in spite of many limitations the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has become a women's programme. Narayanan and Vijayanand have restricted their study to one state each only, but Sharif has studied seven states. Their common conclusion is that the Act has a positive impact on women's employment opportunities and intra-household bargaining power.