[1]Ministry of Rural Development Government of India, MGNREGA, available at http://www.nrega.nic.in/netnrega/home.aspx (last visited on Mar.31, 2017).

[2] Ibid.

[3] Ibid.

[4] Jairam Ramesh and Neelaxmi Mann, A Scheme For Change, THE INDIAN EXPRESS, Feb.2,2016, available at http://images.indianexpress.com/2014/10/mgnrega.jpg (last visited on Mar.31,2017).

[5] IBID.

[6] Ravi S Singh, Government expands scope of MGNREGA workers, THE TRIBUNE Mar.10,2017, available at http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/govt-expands-scope-of-mgnrega-works/207321.html (last visited on Mar.31,2017).

[7] Harish Damodaran, , MGNREGA 2.0: Modi to spend a record Rs 60,000 crore on what was UPA flagship scheme, THE INDIAN EXPRESS, Oct.20,2016, available at http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/mgnrega-nda-government-pm-modi-employment-days-mgnrega-3092201/ (last visited on Mar.31,2017)

[8] Parveen Kumar, Redifining Agriculture Growth,(Vol.65,No.5)KURUKSHETRA:A  JOURNAL ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT (Mar.2017).

[9] Union Budget 2017: For Rural Jobs Scheme MGNREGA, 'Highest Ever' Allocation Of 48,000 Crores, MARKET INDICATORS(NDTV  NRWORKS ltd. (Feb.1,2017).

[10] MGNREGA SAMEEKSHA: An Anthology of Research Studieson Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act,2005 (2006-2012), MORD, GOI; Orient Black Swan.

[11] Upasak Das, How Gender Inclusive Is MGNREGA IN PRACTICE, IDEAS FOR INDIA,(Nov.21,2014) available at http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=376 (last visited on March 31,2017).

[12] Press Release Of National Council Of Applied Economic Research, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act : A Catalyst for Rural Transformation (Aug.12,2015).

[13] Richard Mahapatra, How women seized NREGA, DOWN TO EARTH (Nov.30,2009) available at http://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/how-women-seized-nrega-2282(last visited on April.17,2017).

[14] Ruhi Tiwari, Gender Disparity in MGNREGA: Women deprived of basic facilities at work site, THE INDIAN EXPRESS, Sept 28, 2015, available at  http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/gender-disparity-in-mgnrega-women-deprived-of-basic-facilities-at-work-site/  (last visited on Mar.31,2017).

[15] Ministry of Rural Development Government of India, MGNREGA, available at http://www.nrega.nic.in/netnrega/home.aspx (last visited on Mar.31, 2017).

[16] Danice Lynn Langdon and Roger Klomegah,  "Gender Wage Gap and its associated factors : An examination of traditional gender ideology, education, and occupation in International Review of Modern Sociology, 39,International Review of MODERN SOCIOLOGY,2013 available at https://www.jstor.org/stable/43496468?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents.(Last Visited On Mar.31,2017).

[17] Neha Sinha, Understanding Mgnrega Through Gender Lens: A Case Study Of Bihar, 6, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (IJRESS)(Oct.2016) available at http://euroasiapub.org (last visited on Mar.31,2017).

[18] Anuual Employment And Unemployment Survey.

[19] Ministry of Rural Development Government of India, MGNREGA, available at http://www.nrega.nic.in/netnrega/home.aspx (last visited on Mar.31, 2017).

[20] Ibid.

[21] Ibid.

[22] Ibid.

[23] Ibid.

[24] Ibid.

[25] Ibid.

[26] Parliamentary Committee On Empowerment OF Women,2012.

[27] Supra, note 10.

[28] Ibid.

[29] TNN, Bihar better in implementation of NREGA scheme, THE TIMES OF INDIA Apr.15, 2009 available at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Bihar-better-in-implementation-of-NREGA-scheme/articleshow/4406935.cms (last visited on April 17,2017).

[30] Ministry of Rural Development Government of India, MGNREGA, available at http://www.nrega.nic.in/netnrega/home.aspx (last visited on Mar.31, 2017).

[31] IST, MGNREGA completes 10 years of implementation: Important facts, INDIA TODAY, (Feb.3, 2016) available at http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/mgnrega/1/586370.html (last visited on Apr.17,2017).

[32] Press Release Of National Council Of Applied Economic Research, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act : A Catalyst for Rural Transformation (Aug.12,2015).

[33] Ankita Agarwal, The MGNREGA Crisis, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY,(May 28,2016) available at http://www.epw.in/journal/2016/22/perspectives/mgnrega-crisis.html (last visited on Mar.31,2017).

[34] IST, MGNREGA completes 10 years of implementation: Important facts, INDIA TODAY, (Feb.3, 2016) available at http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/mgnrega/1/586370.html (last visited on Apr.17,2017)

[35] Press Release Of National Council Of Applied Economic Research, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act : A Catalyst for Rural Transformation (Aug.12,2015).

[36] Rural Migration, (Vol.62, No 11), KURUKSHETRA: A JOURNAL ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT (Sept.2014).

[37] Women Empowerment, (Vol.63, No. 05), KURUKSHETRA : A JOURNAL ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT  (March 2015).