ABSTRACT

         As a rural wage employment programme, MGNREGA recognised the relevance of incorporating gender equity and empowerment in its design. Various provisions under the Act and its Guidelines, aim to ensure that women have equitable and easy access to work, decent working conditions, equal payment of wages and representation on decision-making bodies. In Kerala the programme has been intensively implemented from its beginning. Gender empowerment through Kudumbasree in Kerala is a subject for discussion for social scientist all over India and World. MGNREGS had gear up this process to a step ahead. This study describes how the gender mainstreaming occurred by analyzing various Statistics during 2012-2013 and 2013-2014.

Design- Descriptive Research Design was used for the study.