Abstract
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is the flagship welfare scheme launched in February 2006 by UPA Government in 200 most backward districts of country. MGNREGA aims to empower the women’s by giving them independent income earning opportunities. The study has examined the impact of MGNREGA on gender discrimination through participation under the scheme in Peepalkhunt block of Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan. The study predominately based on the primary data collected from the selected respondents by applying the random sampling method. Chi-Square Test and Segmentation Techniques were used for the analysis. The analysis of study reveals the MGNREGA is very beneficial scheme for the inclusion of women’s by providing 100 days of wage employment. Study concludes that the gender discrimination has been decreased significantly through the increasing women’s participation under MGNREGA in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan.
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