Constraints Faced by the Rural Youth During Participation in Productive Work in Leisure Time

The study was conducted to know the constraints faced by the rural youth during participation in productive work in leisure time. More than fifty per cent of rural youths had given most important constraints for participation in productive work in leisure time viz., lack of opportunity to participate in village development programme (51.11 per cent), senior villagers do not give importance to the social and cultural activities, Lack of encouragement or reward for participation in social and cultural activities, friends, companion keep away from productive work and force to participate in non-productive work, Disbeliefs of senior villagers in productive work done by youth (53.33 per cent each), credit of successful social activities is driven by political leader (64.44 per cent), lack of funds and facilities for cultural and social activities (60.00 per cent). Parents think that youth should work for own development (66.67 per cent), disbeliefs of senior villagers in decision making capacity of the youth (57.78 per cent) more some of constraints.