Economic empowerment of rural women is a key component of inclusive growth and sustainable development in India. Rural women play a key role in agriculture, allied activities and household management. Social change is also a result of economic empowerment. Investing in their children’s education, healthcare, and nutrition is more common among financially independent women, which benefits families and communities in the long run. The Indian government offers many beneficial programs. One of the most important programs passed by parliament is the MGNREGA scheme. Women frequently experience structural limitations in rural areas, such as restricted mobility, limited access to education, and fewer opportunities for paid employment. The main goal of this flagship program, introduced by the United Progressive Alliance Government and implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, is to provide rural poor women with a secure source of income. The district began the first phase of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) program’s nationwide implementation on February 2, 2006. Additionally, it was initiated to address the issue of rural unemployment by guaranteeing each rural household 100 days of wage employment annually. This program has given underprivileged women in rural areas a new source of income. Due to their poverty, many elderly women participate in this program, earning money on their own and finding good employment opportunities. This study aims to see how much MGNREGA has improved women’s status and how many indigenous women in those areas have been able to participate in the scheme and gain job cards. This scheme is successful in providing employment generation opportunities that allow women to live a stable livelihood in rural regions.
Soren et al. (Thu,) studied this question.