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International Journal of Statistika and Mathematika, ISSN: 2277- 2790 E-ISSN: 2249-8605

Volume 4, Issue 2, 2012 pp 42-46

Research Article

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in Rural Women Workers and Child care

B.Sasi Kumar

Department of Economics, Alagappa University, Evening College, Rameswaram, Tamilnadu, INDIA.

Academic Editor: Dr. Dase R.K.

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which entitles rural households to 100 days of casual employment on public works at the statutory minimum wage, contains special provisions to ensure full participation of women. This paper, based on fieldwork in six states in 2008, examines the socio – economic consequences of the NREGA for women workers. In spite of the drawbacks in the implementation of the legislation, significant benefits have already started accruing to women through better access to local employment, at minimum wages, with relatively decent and safe work conditions. A social audit in Tamil Nadu finds that the National Rural Employment Guarantee. Act has brought about major changes in the lives of women. However, the act overlooks the fact that childcare is a problem for many of the working women, especially for young mothers.