Women Workers and perceptions of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, India

Khera, Reetika; Nayak, Nandini

Abstract

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which
entitles rural households to 100 days of casual
employment on public works at the statutory minimum
wage, contains special provisions to ensure full
participation of women. This paper, based on fieldwork
in six states in 2008, examines the socio-economic
consequences of the NREGA for women workers. In spite
of the drawbacks in the implementation of the
legislation, significant benefits have already started
accruing to women through better access to local
employment, at minimum wages, with relatively decent
and safe work conditions. The paper also discusses
barriers to women’s participation.

Citation

Khera, R., & Nayak, N. (2009). Women Workers and perceptions of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, India. Economic and political weekly, 44(43), 49-57

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 24, 2009
• Deposit Date: Oct 29, 2009
• Journal: Economic and Political Weekly
• Print ISSN: 0012-9976
• Electronic ISSN: 2349-8846
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 43
• Pages: 49-57
• Keywords: India, NREGA, employment works
• Publisher URL: http://epw.in/epw/uploads/articles/14071.pdf