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Awareness Ofmgnrega among Rural Women of Faizabad District


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1 Department of Home Science Extension and Communication Management, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
     

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The present study was conducted in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. The purpose of the study was to find out the awareness of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) among rural women. The sample consisted of 100 randomly selected beneficiaries from two Panchayat samities. Personal interview technique was used for collecting data.Findings of the study revealed that awareness of the respondents about different aspect of MGNREGA ranged between 29.66 to 86.11 MPS (mean per cent score).

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Job Card, Selection Process, Rural Women, Mean per Cent Score
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Authors

Neha Tiwari
Department of Home Science Extension and Communication Management, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Rajshree Upadhyay
Department of Home Science Extension and Communication Management, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Abstract


The present study was conducted in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. The purpose of the study was to find out the awareness of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) among rural women. The sample consisted of 100 randomly selected beneficiaries from two Panchayat samities. Personal interview technique was used for collecting data.Findings of the study revealed that awareness of the respondents about different aspect of MGNREGA ranged between 29.66 to 86.11 MPS (mean per cent score).

Keywords


Job Card, Selection Process, Rural Women, Mean per Cent Score

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