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CHAPTER - I INTRODUTION AND RESERCH METHDOLOGY 1 TO 32
1.1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1.1 OBJECTIVES OF MGNREGA 3
1.1.2 PROGRESS AND PERFORMANCE OF
3
MGNREGA IN INDIA
1.1.3 FORMULATION OF EMPLOYMENT
4
GUARANTEE SCHEMES
1.1.4 VILLAGE LEVEL 5
1.1.5 GRAM SABHA 5
1.1.6 GRAM PANCHAYAT (GP) 6
1.1.7 PROGRAMME OFFICER (PO) 7
1.1.8 INTERMEDIATE PANCHAYAT 8
1.1.9 DISTRICT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR (DPC) 9
1.1.10 DISTRICT PANCHAYAT 10
1.1.11 STATE EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE
10
COUNCIL
1.1.12 STATE GOVERNMENT 11
1.1.13 CENTRE LEVEL 12
1.1.14 MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
12
(MORD)
1.1.15 CIVIL SOCIETY 13
1.1.16 OTHER STAKEHOLDERS 13
1.1.17 CONVERGENCE WITH MGNREGS 14
1.1.18 GOALS 14
1.1.19 COVERAGE 15
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 27
1.3 SIGNIFICANE OF THE STUDY 28
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 28
1.5 HYPOTHESES OF THE STUDY 28
1.6 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 28

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 1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 29
1.8 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 30
1.8.1 DATA COLLECTION 30
1.8.1.1 PRIMARY DATA 30
1.8.1.1.1 STRUCTURED INTERVIEW SCHEDULES 30
1.8.1.1.2 UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS 30
1.8.1.2 SECONDARY DATA 31
1.9 CONCLUSION 31
REFERENCES 32
CHAPTER - II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 33 TO 44
2.1 INTRODUCTION 33
2.2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 33
2.3 CONCLUSION 42
2.4 REFERENCES 43
MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL
CHAPTER - III EMPLOYMENT GUARNTEE ACT IN SATARA 44 TO 80
DISTRICT
3.1 INTRODUCTION 45
3.2 NREGA IN MAHARASHTRA 46
3.3 DISTRICTS COVERED UNDER NREGA IN
46
MAHARASHTRA
3.4 SALIENT FEATURES OF STATE GUIDELINES
49
UNDER REGS
3.5 REGS - KEY FEATURES 49
3.6 AWARENESS OF MGNREGA 51
3.7 MGNREGA PROCESSES 51
3.8 PAYMENT OF WAGES 54
3.9 EXECUTION OF WORKS 55
3.10 LABOUR BUDGET UNDER MGNREGA 55
3.11 SOCIAL AUDITS UNDER MGNREGA 55
3.12 FACTS OF THE SCHEME IN MAHARASHTRA 56
3.13 MGNREGA SCHEME IN SATARA DISTRICT 59

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 3.13.1 POPULATION 59
3.13.2 GEOGRAPHICAL AREA 60
3.13.4 FLOODS IN THE DISTRICT 64
3.14 PROBLEMS 79
3.15 CONCLUSION 79
REFERENCES 80
CHAPTER - IV DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 81 TO 165
4.1 INTRODUCTION 81
4.1.1 CROP CULTIVATION IN THE REGION 81
4.1.2 MAHATMA GANDHI NREGA AND RURAL 87
DEVELOPMENT IN SATARA DISTRICT
4.2 ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME 92
GENERATION
4.2.1 AGE STRUCTURE OF RESPONDENTS 92
4.2.2 INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN SATARA DISTRICT 95
4.2.3 TYPES AND SIZE OF FAMILY 97
4.2.4 JOB CARD FACILITY 100
4.2.5 INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN SAMPLE STUDY 102
4.2.6 SIZE OF LAND HOLDING IN SATARA DISTRICT 103
4.2.7 STARTED EGS IN VILLAGES 106
4.2.8 FAMILY MEMBERS WORKED IN MGNERGS 110
4.2.9 EMPLOYMENT GENERATION THROUGH MGNREGA 113
IN SATARA DISTRICT
4.2.10 CONDITIONS FOR STARTING MGNREGA WORK: 115
4.2.11 WORKS UNDER MGNREGA 115
4.2.12 IMPLEMENTS FOR WORK IN SAMPLE STUDY 122
4.2.13 COMPLAINTS OF PROBLEMS FACED IN WORKS 123
4.2.14 INCOME GENERATION THROUGH MGNREGA 124
4.3 ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT 131
4.3.1 LOAN PATTERN IN SAMPLE VILLAGES 131
4.3.2 BENEFITS OF MGNREGA SCHEME IN SAMPLE STUDY 138
4.3.3 MGNREGA AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 141

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 4.3.4 PROCEDURE OF PAYING WAGES 144
4.4 REVIEW OF VARIOUS WORK THROUGH MGNREGA 145
4.4.1 DISTANCE OF WORK FROM HOUSE 145
4.5 HYPOTHESIS TESTING 163
4.6 CONCLUSION 165
CHAPTER - IV CONCLUSION 167 TO 182
5.1 INTRIDUCTION 167
5.2 MAJOR FINDINGS 167
5.3 SUGGESTIONS 181
5.4 CONCLUSION 182

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