Women's Job Participation in and Efficiency of NREGA Program—Case Study of a Poor District in India

Datta, Soumyendra Kishore; Singh, Krishna

doi:10.1080/01900692.2011.653514

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“…In line with the trends in the global literature, there is little attention to the effects of social unrest in the explanations of anti‐poverty programs in India including the MGNREGA. The majority of studies examine the impact of anti‐poverty programs on household consumption (Bose, 2017; Deininger & Liu, 2013; Jha et al, 2011), wage levels, living standards, poverty alleviation, labour market (Breitkreuz et al, 2017; Imbert & Papp, 2015; Muralidharan et al, 2017, p. 201; National Social Watch India, 2011, p. 201), empowerment of women (Datta & Singh, 2012); the welfare of the elderly and widows (Dutta et al, 2010), and accessibility and adequacy of program benefits (Ehmke, 2016).…”

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Does violent conflict affect the distribution of social welfare? Evidence from India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

2023

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What are the contentious political dynamics of the largest workfare program in the world, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) of India? Combining quantitative analysis with a close reading of government documents and a survey of the existing literature, we suggest that the Indian government's counter‐insurgency strategy against the Maoist unrest is a significant dynamic shaping the distribution of MGNREGA benefits. In our empirical analysis, we examine the effect of Maoist incidents on household income due to MGNREGA by merging a nationally representative household survey (Indian Human Development Survey‐II) and a Maoist incidents dataset. Controlling for relevant household and district characteristics, we show that higher intensity of violent conflicts is associated with higher MGNREGA benefits. This result is robust to using a variety of alternative specifications and estimation methodologies.

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“…Efficiency evaluation of MGNREGA implementation has been surprisingly limited, given the usefulness of this analysis in mapping inputs used and outputs created; to map efficiencies and create benchmarks. Datta and Singh (2012) measured MGNREGA implementation efficiency through DEA to analyze the issue of women's participation and share of employment days influenced by socio-economic factors like education, caste, religion, alternative income, health-related achievements and fund availability in the context of "a poor region in India." Datta and Singh (2014) also used efficiency analysis to evaluate the impact of mass participation in MGNREGA on rural asset creation in the 19 districts of West Bengal.…”

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Evaluation of MGNREGA: data envelopment analysis approach

Natesan

Marathe

2017

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Purpose How can efficiency of a welfare scheme be measured? The purpose of this paper is to develop an efficiency evaluation model, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) implementation efficiency model (MIEM), to evaluate the rural employment guarantee scheme in India. Design/methodology/approach MIEM employs data envelopment analysis (DEA) to compare relative efficiency of MGNREGA implementing states. It uses policy implementation process as a central “black-box” about which not much can be said, to account for state-wise implementation differences. Findings Based on administration, funds, expenditure, employment created, works executed and completed, women beneficiaries and households completing 100 days of employment, the MIEM captures current implementation efficiency and provides suggestions to propel inefficient states toward efficiency. Practical implications DEA has operationalized MGNREGA evaluation. As a decision support system, MIEM assists evaluators to develop guidelines from better performing states. It is anticipated that it will facilitate scaling up MGNREGA in inefficient states. Social implications The model developed here can be applied to diverse evaluation conditions thus leading to better utilization of scarce resources. Originality/value This paper is one of few to use DEA to evaluate MGNREGA, and is one of the first to evaluate all India implementing states on efficiency.

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“…Rural poverty and unemployment in India have grown in an unprecedented manner since independence. There is a growing incidence of illiteracy, hungry people, malnourished children, farmer suicides, starvation deaths, resulting from inadequate employment and poverty and the failure of subsistence production during droughts (Datta & Singh, 2012). In this backdrop, Government of India (GOI) enacted the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in the year 2005.…”

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

Sami

Khan

2016

Int J Soc Sci Mgt

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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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Women's Job Participation in and Efficiency of NREGA Program—Case Study of a Poor District in India

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Does violent conflict affect the distribution of social welfare? Evidence from India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Does violent conflict affect the distribution of social welfare? Evidence from India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Evaluation of MGNREGA: data envelopment analysis approach

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

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