• Dr. Salam Opendra Singh (SP Singh)
• Khundongbam Ingocha Singh

The MGNREGS formerly known as National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is a unique job scheme introduced by the Government of India sharing with State to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment to reinforce livelihood security in rural areas. Its main objective is to enhance the livelihood quality of rural people by providing direct benefit by means of employment generation. To know the impact of MGNREGA on empowerment of rural people and implementation strategies of GNREGA in Manipur especially in Bishnupur District, the present study is selected based on 1870 respondents (active job card holders. From the study, it was observed that 50-60 days is the highest no. of days of employment in a year since the implementation of MGNREGA in Bishnupur District. After the implementation of MGNREGA, 1770 respondents think that their family income was increased as well as improved the earlier financial shortage in their family and 100 respondents think that their family income was not increased as well as improved in the earlier financial shortage in their family.

MGNREGA, Socio-economic, Livelihood, Empowerment, Bishnupur

"A study on Empowerment of Rural employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee ACT (MGNREGA): Special reference to Bishnupur District, Manipur", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.281-283, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811643.pdf

"A study on Empowerment of Rural employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee ACT (MGNREGA): Special reference to Bishnupur District, Manipur", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp281-283, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811643.pdf