Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part E (2020)

Abstract
The MGNREGS was launched to provide 100 days of employment to rural households irrespective of caste, community, creed and gender. The programme has become the ray of hope for the rural masses to earn some amount at the time of lean agriculture seasons. It is also helpful to create some kind of community assets, which will be helpful for the rural society. The necessity of this programme is very much realized in the drought prone areas like Ananthapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh, where frequent reports of migration of rural labour is reported. In this paper an attempt is made to analyze the participation of various communities in MGNREGS in Ananthapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh.