A FINANCIAL PROSPECTIVE OF MAHARASHTRA EMLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME A CASE STUDY OF TULJAPUR BLOCK

Abstract

Since the problem of poverty and unemployment is having serious impact on the newlineeconomy of the state, there is an immense need of taking some concrete efforts to newlineunderstand and evaluate this scheme with the help of financial prospective. In the semi newlinearid region to which the state of Maharashtra in India belongs, agriculture is a highly newlineseasonal activity. During the lean periods, large numbers of rural households mostly newlineremains under un-remunerative employment. newline The EGS is implemented via a three tier set up, comprising committees newlinefor planning, direction and co-ordination at the State, District and Panchayat Samiti newlinelevels. Therefore it is really important to study the ground levels in order to evaluate the newlineeffectiveness of this scheme on two critical factors i.e. employment and poverty. There newlineare many economically backward regions in this state, where the scheme is providing the newlinehelping hand for pulling them into better economic conditions. However the present newlinestudy is concentrating on the Tuljapur block to identify the factual situation related to the newlineimpact of this scheme on the economic status of the rural masses as well as the entire newlineblock. newline