Influence of mgnregs on women workers in west garo hills district

Necessity of women participation for development has been considered to be part of programmes and a provision under MGREGS for women workers provides opportunity for such empowerment. Women workers participation percent was34 percent, against the 33 percent of worked reserved for women under the Act. Equal wages are received under the programme for both men and women though wages under casual work differs among both men and women. The income and the wages received under the programme has contributed to the total income of the household though in less amount. Income earned from wages under the programme has enabled them to spend in different items but around 69 percent are spent mostly on food item. There are problems in the worksite faced by the women workers which can be changed if all the provisions under programmes is implemented as per the norm.