tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128859103258265367.post1249023256219547015..comments2024-03-07T20:42:19.599+05:30Comments on വര്ക്കേഴ്സ് ഫോറം: Public Works and Wages in Rural Indiaവര്ക്കേഴ്സ് ഫോറംhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00731641929122914433noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128859103258265367.post-66217211776504888492011-01-15T11:07:00.667+05:302011-01-15T11:07:00.667+05:30Surely, even the most diehard opponent of the sche...Surely, even the most diehard opponent of the scheme would find it hard to argue that this is a bad thing. Indeed, even if the MNREGS has been only marginally successful in raising male wage rates in the countryside, the effect of the scheme in raising female wages is already a major positive feature that should be applauded.<br /><br />The gender-differentiated impact of the scheme on rural labour markets continues to be evident in terms of unemployment rates. For male workers, there has been no impact on this feature: in fact, unemployment rates (by both Current Daily Status and Current Weekly Status indicators) have continued to rise. However, female open unemployment rates have shown decline, albeit relatively marginal falls from their previous highs.<br /><br />What this does indicate is that, for all its flaws, limitations and difficulties, this scheme has already had positive effects on women workers in rural labour markets. It has caused real wages to rise, gender gaps to come down and open unemployment rates of women to decrease. Before the scheme was implemented, these were not really anticipated as likely outcomes. But this positive impact may well have longer-term beneficial effects on social and economic dynamics in rural Indiaവര്ക്കേഴ്സ് ഫോറംhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00731641929122914433noreply@blogger.com