17Jul 2017

IMPLEMENTATION OF MGNREGA IN J&K: PERFORMANCE AND CREATION OF ASSETS IN KISHTWAR DISTRICT.

  • PHD Research Scholar, Department of Public Policy and Public Administration, Central University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Origin of MGNREGA Act, 2005 is a revolutionary step to the process of policy implementation in India. It has immensely affected the socio-economic security of rural citizens as it provides 100 days of guaranteed employment to every household whose adult members is willing to do unskilled manual work at fixed minimum wages. The scheme (MGNREGA) in Kishtwar region (then a tehsil of erstwhile Doda) was implemented in the first phase. For instance, the district at that time being a tehsil was covered under the scheme in the year 2006-07. So with this background the present study was an attempt to study the implementation of MGNREGA-performance and its role in developing the rural infrastructure (Assets) in district Kishtwar. It also explored the various trends in implementing the scheme in the District.

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[Hakim Singh. (2017); IMPLEMENTATION OF MGNREGA IN J&K: PERFORMANCE AND CREATION OF ASSETS IN KISHTWAR DISTRICT. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jul). 251-257] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Hakim Singh
Department of Public Policy and Public Administration, Central University of Jammu

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4713      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4713

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