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General equality has always been a prevailing issue in almost every part of the world. The estimated world population in 2014 is about 7175186584 (seven billion) people where there are about 3610 470 males over 3551649 females and the sex ratio is approximately 102 miles per 100 females. It means that women make up about half of world's population. Its been years since India got independence but still it lags behind in terms of women equality. Discrimination, vulnerability and inequality against women is very intense in India due to patriarchal nature of society, societal old norms and traditions, Hindu religion caste system and poverty etc. To improve the status of women India has implemented 17 major schemes between 1970 and 2000. Buy 2000 Employment program like the National Rural Employment Program, Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Program, Jawahar Rozhar Yojana and the Employment Assurance Scheme witnessed women accounting for a fourth of their total employment created. Self employment generation programs like the Integrated Ruler Development Program and the training for rural youth in self Employment had more women beneficiaries 45 percent by 2000 respectively. In this concern in 2005, the MGNREGA Act was passed by the parliament aimed to reduce rural urban migration, create productive assets in the rural areas, Create a more equitable social order empower the panchayat and empower the women. To empower the women under MGNREGA, there are some provisions for women such as 1/3rd place is reserved for women worksite facilities are given such as creche, shade, sanitation etc. work provided within 1.5 radius of accommodation etc. On the other hand there are also some challenges under MGNREGA such as poor workers facilities provided for women less wages paid for women, limitations in case of job availability such as work of digging well etc., breaking the provision of one third beneficiaries of women absence of childcare facilities as provision of giving creche, shade etc., facilities problem of dirty politics and corruption low wage and non continuity in payment structural problem as negligence of the problem off issuing one job card for joint families, negligence of weather problems and more. Through this research paper we've tried to assess the impact of MGNREGA on the empowerment of women analyze the possibilities and challenges upcoming in the path of MGNREGA in India through descriptive study.

Keywords

Vulnerability, sex ratio, corruption, employment program, MGNREGA

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