Assessment of Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Challenges among the beneficiaries in MGNREGA works in Tamil Nadu

Author: Balasubramaniam P., Sriram N., Mohanraj V.*, Shanjeevika V. and Kanimozhi R.

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Abstract

In rural areas, major livelihood activities are irregular mainly due to seasonal fluctuations in agriculture and allied activities. More than 60 per cent of total workforce in the country derives their livelihood from agriculture. The high dependency on agriculture has caused decrease in per capita household income from farm sector and use of labour-saving technologies (Mechanization) in agricultural production has resulted in lesser employment in the rural areas and causes poverty among the rural masses. MGNREGA is the largest work guarantee programme in the world with the primary objective of guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment per year to rural households. For this study Salem district were purposively selected. In this district Panamarathupatty block has been selected with a sample size of 200 beneficiaries, the Probability sampling method was used for the selection of villages. One of the most effective methods of PRA i.e., preferential ranking technique was used in this st

Keywords

Livelihood, MGNREGA, Salem, SWOC, Worksite.

Conclusion

It may be concluded that beneficiaries facing the array of challenges, in order to take the advantage of promising opportunities on MGNREGA works makes the beneficiaries to work effectively. The beneficiaries participating in gramasabhas for discussing, planning of new projects and activities in the panchayat. In discussions and meetings, the panchayat official’s acts as facilitators and beneficiaries also participate as an active participant in discussions. The main aim of the scheme is providing 100 days of employment to the beneficiaries in the year and this helps them to perform their livelihood activities in the non-agricultural seasons. The equal wages and assignment of same work for the men and women ensures the equity among them in the society. The creation of assets in the village makes more employment opportunities and improves the labour market earnings among the labourers, which in turn empowers the society.

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INTRODUCTION In rural areas, major livelihood activities are irregular mainly due to seasonal fluctuations in agriculture and allied activities. This leads to periodic withdrawal from labour force, especially by the marginal laborers, who shift back and forth between what is reported as domestic and gainful work. Many workers migrate to other parts of the country in search of work. Lack of alternate livelihoods and skill development are the primary causes of migration from rural areas.More than 60 per cent of total workforce in the country derives their livelihood from agriculture. The high dependency on agriculture has caused decrease in per capita household income from farm sector and use of labour-saving technologies (Mechanization) in agricultural production has resulted in lesser employment in the rural areas and causes poverty among the rural masses. An effective way to reduce the rural poverty could be to accelerate the work force in the rural areas, by providing continuous emp

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Balasubramaniam P., Sriram N., Mohanraj V., Shanjeevika V. and Kanimozhi R. (2022). Assessment of Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Challenges among the beneficiaries in MGNREGA works in Tamil Nadu. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(1