Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) on Paddy Cultivation in Palakkad District of Kerala

Authors

  • S Lakshmi Gandhigram Rural Institute
  • M Sundaramari Gandhigram Rural Institute

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2019.2.31.6280-6287

Keywords:

MGNREGS, Impact, Paddy cultivation, Constraints, Kerala

Abstract

The study was undertaken to assess the impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) on paddy cultivation and the constraints faced by the farmers due to the implementation of this scheme in Palakkad district of Kerala. A sample of 120 paddy farmers from Kuzhalmannom Block was randomly selected for the study. The study revealed that the most important impact of the scheme as perceived by the paddy farmers was increase in water availability for irrigation. As for the constraints faced by the paddy farmers due to MGNREGS, increased wage rate of labourers was ranked first followed by non-availability of labourers during peak season and decreased productivity of labour.

Author Biographies

S Lakshmi, Gandhigram Rural Institute

Ph.D. Research Scholar, School of Agriculture & Animal Sciences, Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Gandhigram

M Sundaramari, Gandhigram Rural Institute

Professor, School of Agriculture & Animal Sciences, Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Gandhigram

References

Rajasekharan, P. & Anila, T. (2016). Rice in Kerala –Towards an evolutionary perspective, chapter 6. In Rice in Kerala: Traditions, Technologies and Identities: A life perspective, Kerala State Planning Board.

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Published

2020-02-07

How to Cite

Lakshmi, S., & Sundaramari, M. (2020). Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) on Paddy Cultivation in Palakkad District of Kerala. Journal of Extension Education, 31(2). https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2019.2.31.6280-6287

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2019): Journal of Extension Education

Section

Research Article

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