MGNREGA - Income and employment generation scheme for rural women

The present study were to find out knowledge of women beneficiaries about MGNREGA, income, employment of the beneficiaries and constraints faced by them under MGNREGA. The study was conducted in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. The sample consisted of 100 randomly selected respondents from two panchayat samities. Personal interview technique was used for collecting data. Frequencies, percentage, mean percent score, paired ¿t¿ test were used for analyzing the data statistically. Findings of the study reveal that more than half of the respondents possessed average knowledge (61 MPS) about MGNREGA. Further mean employment significantly increased from 147.6 to 244.5 mandays, whereas mean income of the majority of the respondents increased significantly from 1230/- to 1992.26/-. Study of constraints faced by women beneficiaries in gaining the benefits from MGNREGA revealed that personal and family constraints (79.16 MPS) were the major constraints faced by them. Lack of safe drinking water, lack of crèche facility, no ex-gratia payment after injury and no shade during rest period were the major worksite constraints (53.57 MPS) followed by Operational constraints (24.37 MPS).