IMPACT OF ‘MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME’ ON SMALL FARMERS AND LANDLESS AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS IN KARIMNAGAR AND MEDAK DISTRICTS OF ANDHRA PRADESH – A CASE STUDY
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IMPACT OF ‘MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME’ ON SMALL FARMERS AND LANDLESS AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS IN KARIMNAGAR AND MEDAK DISTRICTS OF ANDHRA PRADESH – A CASE STUDY
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KUMARA SWAMY, D
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HANUMANTHAIAH, C.V
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manpower, area, crops, sampling, economics, biological phenomena, land resources, livestock, selection, byproducts
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The present study was conducted to know the impact of MGNREGS on small farmers and agricultural labourers in two different areas viz., highest expenditure and lowest expenditure areas of Karimnagar and Medak districts of Andhra Pradesh. Objectives of the study 1. To study the socioeconomic characters of the sample units under the study. 2. To study the impact of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) on income and employment. 3. To analyze the opinion of individual beneficiaries and various agencies related to planning and implementation of the programme. 4. To enumerate the major changes that took place in agricultural production activities due to the implementation of the scheme in the study area. 5. To identify and analyze the procedural difficulties and constraints if any in the implementation of the NREGA scheme and to suggest suitable policy measures. The average age group of small farmers and agricultural labourers who received the benefits of MGNREGS in both Karimnagar and Medak districts under highest and lowest expenditure mandals was around 40 years. The average family size variations among the studied group and between highest and lowest expenditure mandals in both Karimnagar and Medak districts were with 3.62 to 4.75 (average number of family members). In Karimnagar district, in HEMs, the average land holding was 1.80 ha and in LEMs, it was 1.91 ha. The non beneficiary group farmers data indicated 1.75 ha in highest expenditure mandals while in lowest expenditure mandals it was 1.65 ha. In Medak district, among beneficiary groups, the average land holding was 1.66 ha in HEMs and 1.48 ha in LEMs while the non beneficiary groups data indicated 1.60 ha and 1.42 ha in lowest expenditure mandals. Per farm income of beneficiary group farmers in highest expenditure mandals of Karimnagar was Rs. 42120 while in Medak the non beneficiary group farmers in highest expenditure mandals was Rs. 98431. The agricultural labourers livestock income among non beneficiary group was Rs. 2175 in Karimnagar while in Medak, among beneficiary group, the highest expenditure mandals realized Rs.5531. Beneficiary farmers in HEMs of Karimnagar got 175.31 days of total work while non beneficiary farmers got 171.81 days. Beneficiary farmers in LEMs of Karimnagar got a total of 176.18 days and non beneficiaries got 193.31 days. In Medak, beneficiary farmers in HEMs got 156.62 days of total work and 179.5 days in case of non beneficiaries. In LEMs, beneficiary farmers got 146.06 days and non beneficiaries got 160.37 days. In both HEMs and LEMs of Karimnagar and Medak districts beneficiary farmers competed and realized Rs. 1.15 to Rs. 1.50 for every one rupee investment in relative terms with non beneficiaries. The beneficiary farmers have shifted to rice crop from that of maize crop in Karimnagar district while in Medak district, beneficiary groups preferred cash crops like sugarcane as that of non beneficiaries. Cultivation expenses in Karimnagar district were Rs. 54571 on per farm and while in Medak it was Rs. 101638 which were similar to the non beneficiaries group farmers i.e Rs. 57014 and Rs. 109678 in Karimnagar and Medak respectively. Major discriminator between beneficiary and non beneficiaries farmers were total annual income (172.43%), expenditure on hired human labour (80.59%), income from livestock (7.29%) and age of labour (4.8%). Major discriminating factors between beneficiaries and non beneficiary agricultural labourers were total annual income (50.70%), social class (45.15%), total employment days (37.24%), family size (32.63%) and average wage rate (11.84%). In case of linear regression analysis, identified independent variables explained about 97.37 per cent and 92.8 per cent variation in total annual income in case of farmers and labourers respectively. Income from agriculture and income from livestock found significant in case of farmers and in case of labourers total employment days and average wage rate were found significant. Income transition was clearly seen in case of farmers and agricultural labourers due to MGNREGS income and majority of farmer’s income ranges were higher than agricultural labourers. Majority of labourers crossed poverty line in HEMs of Karimnagar with MGNREGS income. Planning process in MGNREGS was very good according to the opinion of beneficiaries in both Karimnagar and Medak districts. Implementation of MGNREGS was in accordance with the mandate of the programme as per the opinion of implementing agencies in both Karimnagar and Medak district. In successful implementation of the programme, the major difficulties encountered were finding out the most appropriate and sufficient amount of work, preparation of action plan, verification and issuing of job cards, elimination of fake and undeserved candidates etc in both Karimnagar and Medak districts. Illiteracy of beneficiaries, inadequate professional and administrative staff were found to be major constraints which has to be addressed for successful implementation of the MGNREGS |
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2016-06-23T09:59:04Z
2016-06-23T09:59:04Z 2013 |
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Thesis
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http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/67785
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en
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D9443;
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application/pdf
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ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
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