EMPOWERMENT OF RURAL WOMEN THROUGH MGNREGA- A STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT
Abstract
Empowerment is a process, the chief objective of which is changing the nature and direction of systematic forces, which marginalize women and other disadvantaged sections in a given context. MGNREGA is the first ever Act that provide guarantee wage employment to the rural population particularly women. It has positive impact on employment and employment pattern of women in recent years. The major objective of the Act “Women Employment” is to promote gender equality through wage employment especially for women. This paper focuses on employment of rural women through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act on the 32 – Garm panchayats of kariapatti block of Virdhunagar District and examines (MGNREGA) how women are empowered culturally and economically in the study area.
Keyword : Empowerment, Women Participation, Employment Programmes, and Guaranteed wage, MGNREGA.
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