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<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 NREGS 39With regard to average wage earn<strong>in</strong>gs from MGNREGS al<strong>on</strong>e, itranged from ` 1310 to ` 10057 hav<strong>in</strong>g the average <strong>in</strong>come <strong>of</strong> ` 5100.Maximum <strong>in</strong>come out <strong>of</strong> MGNREGS is seen <strong>in</strong> Mahaboobnagar district <strong>of</strong>Andhra Pradesh (` 10057) and m<strong>in</strong>imum observed was <strong>in</strong> South 24 Paraganasdistrict <strong>of</strong> West Bengal (` 1310). As per the <strong>in</strong>come from MGNREGS al<strong>on</strong>e,<strong>in</strong> South 24 Paraganas district <strong>of</strong> West Bengal and Gaya district <strong>of</strong> Biharalmost all the resp<strong>on</strong>dents are <strong>in</strong> the category <strong>of</strong> up to ` 8000. In Thrissurdistrict <strong>of</strong> Kerala and Mahaboobnagar district <strong>of</strong> Andhra Pradesh, 39 and57 per cent <strong>of</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>dents, respectively are <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>come category <strong>of</strong>` 8000 to ` 16000. In Mahaboobnagar district <strong>of</strong> Andhra Pradesh, n<strong>in</strong>e percent <strong>of</strong> the resp<strong>on</strong>dents are <strong>in</strong> the household <strong>in</strong>come bracket <strong>of</strong> ` 16001-24000.The pattern is different when <strong>in</strong>come <strong>of</strong> the household is assessedfrom other sources. The average <strong>in</strong>come earned from other sources is `21943 rang<strong>in</strong>g from ` 34420 (Thrissur district <strong>of</strong> Kerala) to ` 12361 (Gayadistrict <strong>of</strong> Bihar). Income from other sources is high both <strong>in</strong> Thrissur district<strong>of</strong> Kerala and South 24 Paraganas district <strong>of</strong> West Bengal. It is hearten<strong>in</strong>gto see that 38 per cent <strong>of</strong> the resp<strong>on</strong>dents <strong>of</strong> Thrissur district <strong>of</strong> Kerala and24 per cent <strong>of</strong> the resp<strong>on</strong>dents <strong>of</strong> South 24 Paraganas district <strong>of</strong> WestBengal earned <strong>in</strong>comes <strong>in</strong> the category <strong>of</strong> above ` 32000 from sourcesother than MGNREGS.Average Annual Income <strong>of</strong> the Resp<strong>on</strong>dentAverage annual <strong>in</strong>come <strong>of</strong> the resp<strong>on</strong>dents al<strong>on</strong>e <strong>in</strong> the householdis also computed tak<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>come from MGNREGS and <strong>in</strong>come from othersources. It is observed that the average <strong>in</strong>come from sources other thanMGNREGS is ` 3096 rang<strong>in</strong>g from ` 1428 (Thrissur district <strong>of</strong> Kerala) to` 4490 (South 24 Paraganas district <strong>of</strong> West Bengal). However, average<strong>in</strong>come earned by the resp<strong>on</strong>dents from MGNREGS is high <strong>in</strong> Thrissur districtwith ` 6334 while the MGNREGS <strong>in</strong>come is lower at Gaya and South 24Paraganas ` 1108 and ` 1147, respectively. It is clear that <strong>in</strong> Kerala <strong>in</strong>comefrom MGNREGS is high and <strong>on</strong> the c<strong>on</strong>trary for sample resp<strong>on</strong>dents <strong>in</strong> WestBengal <strong>in</strong>come from other sources is high for women.RS 97

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