Open AccessWOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH - MGNREGA
Author(s) -
Sunny Kumar,
Sammaiah Buhukya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/0706740
Subject(s) - empowerment , poverty , disadvantaged , economic growth , vulnerability (computing) , context (archaeology) , government (linguistics) , population , legislation , political science , sociology , economics , geography , law , linguistics , philosophy , demography , computer security , archaeology , computer science
Empowerment is a process aimed at changing the nature and direction of systematic forces,which marginalize womenand other disadvantaged sections in a given context.Gender is the inevitable push factor for growth and development ofa nation like India. In India women constitute a major share of chronically poor population. A large segment of Indianwomanhood still suffers deprivation and discriminatory attitudes.It is necessary to mobilize the vast women power,if thecountry has to progress in all sphere of development.Empowerment of women is a long and difficult process which is tobe promoted with full public support and this could be successful only when those women living at the lower strata whohave been suppressed by the male dominated society taking undue advantage of their lack of education and poverty canrise up to claim their rightful place in their own society.In spite of the draw backs in the implementation of the legislation,significant benefits have already started accruing to women through better access to local employment, at minimumwages,with relatively decent and safe work conditions.The Government has framed different programmes/schemes touplift the women from poverty and vulnerability of life. One such women friendly programme is Mahatma GandhiNational Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) which was enacted in 2005.MGNREGA plays a significant roleto meet the practical as well as strategic needs of women's participation. It has become a beacon of light in theempowerment of the rural women and contributed substantially for the increased living and economic conditions bycreating equal wages to male and female workers. The present paper discusses status of women's participation inMGNREGA in Telangana. This paper also presents challenges in the way of women participation in MGNREGA andsuggestions for making MGNREGA more effective for women.