DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjahss.2026.v14i02.005

Pages: 65-70

A study on implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was conducted in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. A total of 360 respondents were included in the study. The primary data were collected from the 20 villages, and from each village, 18 respondents were interviewed with the help of structured schedule. A composite compliance and non-compliance index was constructed on a scale of 0 to 100 by using set of 19 key indicators prescribed under MGNREGA norms. Further, each indicator scored was measured on a binary scale, assigning a score of 1 for compliance and 0 for non-compliance. A benchmark level of 75% compliance was adopted to denote proper implementation and below this level indicates poor implementation. To examine whether the observed level of compliance differed significantly from the benchmark, a One-Sample t-Test was used. The study found that the MGNREGA is partially implementing in the study area.