{"product_id":"nrega-and-quality-of-life-bigi-thomas-9788184249033","title":"NREGA and Quality of Life of Beneficiaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the NREGA scheme, India embarked on an ambitious attempt to battle poverty by guaranteeing employment to those who demand it. The scheme also aims to transform rural areas by improving the quality of life through guaranteed minimum wages and capital formation within rural economies, thereby redressing poverty and boosting overall national development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on the positive impacts NREGA has brought to households through the wage payments availed by its beneficiaries. It examines the scheme's effect on the overall quality of life by assessing various improvement indicators. These include economic condition, purchasing power, consumption of food and non-food items, health and nutrition, children's education, creation of household and cultivable assets, social participation in community events and organizations, and impact on out-migration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFindings reveal that NREGA has brought significant changes to beneficiaries' lives, especially by enhancing their purchasing power and altering consumption patterns for the better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bigi Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8184249039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788184249033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.27d","brand":"Bigi Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443004551423,"sku":"9788184249033","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2aeb5713-b351-4bb3-9446-6456014d5434.jpg?v=1777201216","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nrega-and-quality-of-life-bigi-thomas-9788184249033","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}