There is hardly any study on Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) which focuses on or critically examines its impact on capital formation, employment and in come generation in the rural economy. This volume is an effort towards bridging this gap. Impact of the Yojana has been examined by adopting ‘Before and After’ evaluation design. The concept of opportunity cost has been used to assess the net benefits accruing to the beneficiaries. Besides, people’s participation through Gram Panchayats and Gram Sabhas in implementation of the scheme has been examined in the study. Based on the findings, a suggestive framework for recasting and redesigning the scheme has also been given in the book. The book would be useful to researchers, policy makers – in particular, rural developers, voluntary organizations and all those engaged in promoting rural development through employment generation and infrastructural development and Training and other bodies of their kind.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mahi Pal
Mahi Pal (b. 1955) is a Faculty Member in the Haryana Institute of Rural Development, Nilokheri. Before joining the Institute, he worked in the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, Planning Commission and National Commission for SCs & STs, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. He had been on a Post-Doctoral Fellowship during 1992-94 at the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi where he specialized in the field of Decentralised Planning and Panchayati Raj. Dr. Mahi Pal has published several outstanding research papers in the areas of decentralilsed governance and rural development and is actively engaged in research and training. His previous publications include Land Productivity and Employment in Indian Agriculture, Critical Review of State Panchayats Acts, Capital Formation and Employment Generation in Rural India, Ateet Vartman Aur Bhavishya ( in Hindi) and Panchayat Mein Mahilayen: Seemayen Aur Sambhavanayen (in Hindi). One of his books is being published by the National Book Trust of India. He also participated and contributed papers in various national and international Conferences/Seminars. Recently, Dr. Mahi Pal participated in the International Conference on Federalism in a Changing World: Learning from Each Other, held at University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The author is also a member of several national associations and academic bodies.
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