The MGNREGS has been revolutionary in its premise for rural development. One of its major objectives is to provide social security to the vulnerable people of the society by ensuring employment provision and livelihood protection.
Objective: To analyse the status of tribal employment through MGNREGS in Odisha.
Methods/Statistical Analysis: The present study is based on secondary data collected on all districts of Odisha and has examined the impact of MGNREGA on creation of employment for tribes living there in. Results have been interpreted using descriptive statistics and are presented in tabular form.
Findings: The study shows that the efforts of the programme in boosting tribal employment have become ineffective and stagnant. Care needs to be taken ensure that there is increase in number of tribal households getting employed, greater number of tribal person days gets generated and more number of tribal beneficiary households complete 100 days of wage employment in a financial year.
Novelty/Application: The scheme has the potential to transform rural economy and social relations at many levels if implemented properly. The present study can help the beneficiaries, the programme implementers and government authorities in addressing underlying issues within the programme and academicians to carry on further research.