Impact of Narega on Rural Areas of Hoshiarpur

Abstract

Since its enactment in 2005, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has been implemented in 200 districts in India, it is an employment programmer coupled with a rural upliftment scheme to create social equity, an empowerment scheme and a crucial public investment method to create durable assets The State is made legally binding to satisfy the right to work and wage payment within 15 days as per this scheme. State Governments are liable to pay unemployment allowance to wage seekers if it fails to provide employment within the stipulated time. The main objective of our study to check the awareness level of people about NREGA scheme, its effectiveness and Women empowerment on the basis of participation level and income household in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. The study conducted is descriptive as well as exploratory and data is collected through structured questionnaire. This study has resulted into positive impact on empowering the women.