Contribution of MGNREGS in Eradication of Rural Poverty- An Assessment
3.
Assam
52.68
59.82
24.60
39.35
45.01
40.04
22.30
4.
Bihar
62.99
63.25
64.37
52.63
58.21
44.30
42.10
5.
Goa
46.85
37.64
14.82
17.64
5.34
1.35
5.40
6.
Gujarat
46.35
41.76
29.20
28.67
22.18
13.17
19.10
7.
Haryana
34.23
27.73
20.56
16.22
28.02
8.27
13.60
Himachal
8.
27.42
33.49
17.00
16.28
30.34
7.94
10.07
Pradesh
Jammu and
9.
45.51
42.86
26.04
25.70
30.34
3.97
4.06
Kashmir
10.
Karnataka
55.14
48.18
36.33
32.82
29.88
17.38
20.08
11.
Kerala
59.19
51.48
39.00
29.10
25.76
9.38
13.0
Madhya
12.
62.66
62.52
48.90
41.92
40.64
37.06
36.09
Pradesh
Maha-
13.
57.71
62.97
45.23
46.78
37.93
23.72
29.60
rashtra
14.
Manipur
52.67
59.82
42.60
39.35
45.01
40.04
22.30
15.
Meghalaya
52.67
59.82
42.60
39.35
45.01
40.04
22.30
16.
Mizoram
52.67
59.82
42.60
39.35
45.01
40.04
22.30
17.
Nagaland
52.67
59.82
42.60
39.35
45.01
40.04
22.30
18.
Orissa
67.28
72.38
67.53
57.64
49.72
48.01
46.80
19.
Punjab
28.21
16.37
13.20
12.60
11.95
6.35
9.10
20.
Rajasthan
44.76
35.89
33.50
33.21
26.46
13.74
18.70
21.
Sikkim
52.67
59.82
42.60
39.35
45.01
40.04
22.30
22.
Tamil Nadu
57.23
57.68
53.99
45.80
32.48
20.55
22.80
23.
Tripura
52.67
59.82
42.60
39.35
45.01
40.04
22.30
U t t a r
24.
56.53
47.60
46.45
41.10
42.28
31.22
33.40
Pradesh
W e s t
25.
73.16
68.34
63.05
48.30
40.80
31.85
Bengal
28.60
All India
56.44
53.07
45.65
39.09
37.27
27.09
28.30
Source: Planning Commission, Government of India.
As a result of implementation of wage and self employment programmes though
there has been declining trend and got benefits in the form of employment and
income to the poor but, it has not covered entire rural population in the country.
As per the NSSO 61 st round (2004-05) data still more than one-fourth of rural
population lives below poverty line. A number of studies have highlighted factors
for could not able to achieve desired results in reduction of rural poverty. These
studies suggested efforts should be made to ensure that programmes should be
designed to fights poverty more effectively in order to provide employment to all
in order to provide employment to all people in rural areas instead of confined
to target group of people. It is also suggested there is need to involve of local
communities in the process of designing the works to be taken up to create more
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