Socio-economic Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee on its Beneficiaries in Marathwada Region

Abstract:

The present study was conducted purposively in Aurangabad, Nanded, Beed and Jalna district of the Marathwada region of Maharashtra state during the year 2017-2018. From this four district eight tahsils were selected purposively. From each selected taluka two villages were selected purposively for the study. Fifteen (15) beneficiaries of MGNREGA were selected randomly from each selected villages. Thus comprising total 240 beneficiaries were selected from Marathwada region for research study. For measuring socio-economic impact of MGNREGA on its beneficiaries scale developed and used for assessment of socio-economic impact if MGNREGA. It was found that, 77.08 per cent educational change after participation of MGNREGA in medium category, 55.42 per cent of beneficiaries of MGNREGA in medium occupational change category, 72.50 per cent of MGNREGA beneficiaries had medium annual income change category, 66.25 per cent of MGNREGA beneficiaries had medium saving pattern change category, 67.50 per cent of MGNREGA beneficiaries had medium level of expenditure change category, 67.92 per cent of MGNREGA beneficiaries had medium level of material possession change, 58.75 per cent of MGNREGA beneficiaries had medium level of socio-political participation change, 66.67 per cent of MGNREGA had medium level of employment generation change after participation of MGNREGA scheme. It was observed that, majority (51.25%) MGNREGA beneficiaries had medium level of overall impact of MGNREGA.