in the program was better established in north and central india where it was also initially started figure among the women in households that participated to nrega program many are hindu have relatively low education or technical or vocational education and scheduled castes and tribes are overrepresented see annex labour force participation is significantly higher for women whose household participates in the program versus for those who do not when a woman lives in a household that participates in the program her probability of participation in the labour force increases on average by