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Soil and Water Conservation Works through National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in Andhra Pradesh — An Analysis of Livelihood Impact

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Title Soil and Water Conservation Works through National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in Andhra Pradesh — An Analysis of Livelihood Impact
Soil and Water Conservation Works through National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in Andhra Pradesh — An Analysis of Livelihood Impact
 
Creator ICAR_CRIDA
 
Subject Soil, Water, Conservation Works, National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), Andhra Pradesh, Livelihood Impact
 
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The impact of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) has been studied on rural livelihoods
and the nature of soil and water conservation (SWC) works. NREGS is under implementation in almost all
the rural districts of the country with the major objective of enhancing livelihoods through productive
works. Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are the three states leading in scheme
implementation with a large number of works, expenditure and employment. In Andhra Pradesh, soil and
water conservation (SWC) works have accounted for over 80 per cent. The share of labour wages under
the scheme has been 80 per cent with only 20 per cent for material, which is well within the prescribed norm
of 40 per cent for the latter. The field study in the Ananthapur district has indicated that almost two-thirds
of the beneficiaries are farmers. The scheme has brought down the migration levels from about 27 per cent
to only 7 per cent in the study villages. The linear regression function has brought out that the number of
family members participating in the NREGS is significantly influenced by income from other sources, family
size and landholding. The NREGS earnings are being used mainly for food, education and health security.
Although the scheme provides opportunity for 100 days of wage guarantee, the actual average employment
is only for 25 days per household. Ideally, this gap needs to be bridged at least in the distress districts. The
study has observed that SWC works in agricultural lands, especially in the rainfed areas need to be
continued. However, some works require structural modifications for a better impact
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Date 2020-02-25T06:57:39Z
2020-02-25T06:57:39Z
2009
 
Type Technical Report
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/32695
 
Language English
 
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Publisher K. Srinivas Reddy, C.A. Rama Rao