1Department of Agril. Extension, S.V.P. University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut
2Department of Agril. Economics and Management, S.V.P. University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut
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Online published on 25 March, 2016.
MGNREGA is an ambitious scheme providing employment to rural people of India. The basic aim of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is to enhance livelihood security of household in rural area. By this scheme Govt. gives assurance of employment to unskilled rural labourer for 100 days with better implementation such type of scheme may be an effective weapon to fight against poverty. This finding was socio-economic conditions of MGNREGA beneficiaries i.e. age, education, caste, gender, family type, family size, housing pattern, land holding, occupation, material possession, social participation, extension participation, family annual income and information sources. Out of 14 independent variables only two variables namely education and information sources was found significant and one variable, housing pattern highly significance and dependent variables out of six variables only one variables working experience has been highly significance. The finding of working in Eastern Uttar Pradesh was found that significant and positive changes were self confidence and self reliance of the respondents.
Impact on MGNREGA beneficiaries