Status of women in MGNREGA

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Jat Dhansingh (Singhania University, Pacheri Bari, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan)
Rajkumar Khyalia (Govt. P. G. College Hisar)

The present study was conducted on “status of women in MGNREGA” in district Bhiwani and Sirsa. They were interviewed by a well structured Questionnaire with objectives in mind to access the elected women’s participation in Panchayati Raj Institution and the role of women in MGNREGA for women Empowerment. The data concluded reveals that PRI women leaders in Bhiwani are more Educated than Sirsa PRI women leaders. The scenario of women’s participation has increased due to literacy and the women who are more educated are bold, good communicator, confident, participating in meetings and who are less educated they are being supported by their Male Counterpart and on their behalf, their Male counterpart are representing them. Women PRI leaders who are literate are more Active and doing their work in transparent manner. Women reservations in PRI and MGNREGA are helpful in women Empowerment to a very great extent. Among the total PRI women leaders majority don’t feel free and less no. of women feel free in Interaction in PRI meetings. At Gram Panchayat level majority of Panches don’t feel free while at Panchyat Samiti level most of women and at Zila parishad level all the women feel free while interacting in PRI meetings. Among the total some of women leaders do not take decision while some take decision sometimes and few leaders take decision often. Women’s are more active as Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti Member and Zila Parishad Members. Attitude of family members of women PRI leaders are most of the families are happy and supportive, some are partially happy and few are not happy. The reason was found that women leader create problems in household work. However the families who are happy and supportive and partially happy have other women in their home to complete their household task.