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30 <strong>Factors</strong> <strong>Facilitat<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Participati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Women</strong> <strong>in</strong> Mahatma Gandhi NREGSCasteScheduled Caste (SC) workers account for more than <strong>on</strong>e half (52.9per cent) <strong>of</strong> the total workers and the other three major caste groups OBC(17.9 per cent), M<strong>in</strong>orities (13.4 per cent, and OC (10.3 per cent) c<strong>on</strong>stitutednearly 40 per cent <strong>of</strong> the sample. It is dis-hearten<strong>in</strong>g to know that scheduledtribes are <strong>on</strong>ly 5.5 per cent <strong>in</strong> the sample. Am<strong>on</strong>g the four sample districts,participati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> m<strong>in</strong>orities is observed <strong>in</strong> the districts <strong>of</strong> two States i.e.Thrissur <strong>of</strong> Kerala and South 24 Paraganas <strong>of</strong> West Bengal. The proporti<strong>on</strong><strong>of</strong> SC workers is very high at 82.5 per cent <strong>in</strong> Gaya district <strong>of</strong> Bihar followedby Mahaboobnagar <strong>of</strong> Andhra Pradesh (59 per cent). The coverage <strong>of</strong> OCcommunity is high <strong>in</strong> South 24 Paraganas <strong>of</strong> West Bengal (18 per cent)followed by Thrissur <strong>of</strong> Kerala (15 per cent). Thus, the proporti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> weakersecti<strong>on</strong>s is the lowest <strong>in</strong> Thrissur <strong>of</strong> Kerala. Details are presented <strong>in</strong>Table 5.2.Educati<strong>on</strong>Though MGNREGS is associated with unskilled labour, educati<strong>on</strong>plays a significant role <strong>in</strong> awareness and participati<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> the programme.Educati<strong>on</strong> is expected to have a positive impact <strong>on</strong> the participati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong>RS 97

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