Abstract
MGNREGA is the rural development scheme that launched in February 2006 by Government of India (GOI) to provide 100 days of employment to an adult in every household per year. Harris-Todaro model provide a policy implication that an integrated rural development program should be encouraged in rural area to reduce rural-urban migration. The MGNREGA scheme is the biggest rural development program in India and reduction in distress rural-urban migration is one of its salient feature and objective. The present study has been carried out in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan to study the impact of the MGNREGA on rural-urban migration and try to test policy implication provided by the H-T model. The study found that the scheme was partially successful in preventing MGNREGA beneficiaries from becoming a migrant. A strong and significant association can be seen between awareness about wage difference and migration status. Study concludes that there is a need for a lot of improvement required in areas of implementation under MGNREGA scheme. The study suggests that the system be executed properly, with sufficient planning and effective oversight by the appropriate authorities as well as proper monitoring being carried out at the local level.
Keywords
MGNREGA, Harris-Todaro, Migration, Rural Development, Wage Difference.
Citations
IRE Journals:
Gajendra Singh Meena
"Impact of MGNREGA on Rural-Urban Migration: Revisiting Harris-Todaro Model of Migration" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 2 2025 Page 201-207
IEEE:
Gajendra Singh Meena
"Impact of MGNREGA on Rural-Urban Migration: Revisiting Harris-Todaro Model of Migration" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(2)
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