IMPACT OF MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT (MGNREGA) SCHEME ON RURAL WOMEN OF SAMASTIPUR DISTRICT OF BIHAR
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2023
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RPCAU, Pusa
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The Present research was carried out in the Samastipur District of Bihar with the objective to evaluate the “Impact of MGNREGA Scheme on rural women in the Samastipur District of Bihar”. Two villages were selected from each of the two Panchayats. Total Four villages and two Panchayats were chosen for the research study. A total, 30 women from each of the village were selected at randomly to form a sample of 120 respondents for the study. To collect the necessary data, the information was gathered through a personal interview. This study applied an ex-post-facto research design. The Collected data were examined using frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, correlation, and Multiple regression analysis.
The study revealed that, the most of respondents (45.83 percent) were belonged to the young age, having Scheduled Caste (52.00 percent) were labour category (69.00 percent), Annual family income (70.00 Per cent) respondents up to Rs.50,000, Nuclear family type (68.33 per cent), Primary school education (41.00 per cent), Medium level of work experience (78.33 percent), Small size of land holding (69.00 percent), Medium Number of working Days is (75.00 per cent).
The finding indicates that, the majority of the respondents had improved Socio- economic independence and Women involving in decision making. The most of the respondents had improve nutritional security, infrastructure development, sanitation and waste management, enhanced livelihood security, gaining purchasing power and family economic situation has been improved.
The finding indicates that, Independent variable Age (0.185) Family type (0.195) were shows positive correlation, at 5 per cent level of significance and Work experience (0.690) and Number of Employment days (0.320) was also showing positive correlation at 1per cent level of significance with the Impact of MGNREGA Scheme on rural women. The Multiple regression analysis showed that, Work experience contributing significantly, towards the impact of MGNREGA Scheme. The R2 value indicates that the set of variables explained (0.536) indicate that the set of variables explain 53.60 per cent of the total variability towards dependent variable i.e., Impact of MGNREGA Scheme. The MGNREGA beneficiaries’ face many constraints which are affecting their Social, Cultural, Psychological, status. In the study area the most severe constraints under the societal constraints as apparent by the respondents were Gender disparity, psychological constraints as social stigma, further Institutional constraints as perceived by respondents were Lack of adequate facility at work site, and in Cultural constraints as perceived by respondents were lack of decision-making power.