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Agricultural and Livelihood Vulnerability Reduction through the MGNREGA
This study quantifies the environmental and socio-economic benefits generated by the works implemented under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and assesses the potential of these benefits to reduce vulnerability of agricultural production and livelihoods of the beneficiaries, post-implementation (2011-12) as compared to pre-MGNREGA (2006-07), to current climate variability. Agricultural and livelihood vulnerability indices developed showed reduction in vulnerability due to implementation of works under the Act and resulting environmental benefits.
The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Rural Development for initiating the study, and GIZ for supporting it and providing technical inputs. Thanks also to the secretaries and joint secretaries (especially Amita Sharma) of the MoRD, district authorities, and several nongovernmental organisations and the union rural development minister for his insights on the study during a workshop where the results of it were presented.
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