| Pub. Date | : Jan, 2024 |
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| Product Name | : The IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior |
| Product Type | : Article |
| Product Code | : IJOB030124 |
| Author Name | : Pritam Bose and Indraneel Bhowmik |
| Availability | : YES |
| Subject/Domain | : Arts & Humanities |
| Download Format | : PDF Format |
| No. of Pages | : 32 |
The paper seeks to understand the success of Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the state of Tripura, India, in terms of nature and trend of activities, and the benefits accrued to participating households. The study observes that the number of activities taken up under the scheme increased by more than threefold during the six-year study period, i.e., 2014-15 to 2019-20. The trend growth rate of the number of activities stood at 24.8%. Land development, irrigation and water conservation remained the most prominent works, thereby creating an overwhelming dominance of activities earmarked as public works relating to natural resources management in the state. Creation of rural infrastructure, particularly, building of rural roads and internal streets, was also found to be a premier activity. The work completion rate (WCR) was around 44% in 2014-15, but came down to 7.49% in 2019-20, suggesting strong and significant inter-year differences in the average WCR. We also found statistically significant inter-district variations in WCR.
The size of the Indian economy has increased from around 10,000 cr in 1950-51 at current prices to about 200 lakh cr in 2020-21, indicating a massive 2000-fold increase in current prices. Similarly, the per capita income has grown from around 275 to more than 125,000 per annum during the same 70 years. The growth in the Indian economy has been primarily due to the changed composition of the national income, with industry and services increasing their share over the years at the expense of the primary sector. However, the pattern of employment has witnessed a slower rate of change. The agricultural sector still remains the largest employer with almost 43% share of the total labor force, though contributing only about 15% of the national income.