Awareness Generation: Way for Reaching  the Unreached and Making MGNREGS Work

Mr. Argade Shivaji Dadabhau; Dr. B. Vijabhinandana

Volume : II, Issue : VI, June - 2013

Awareness Generation: Way for Reaching the Unreached and Making MGNREGS Work

Mr. Argade Shivaji Dadabhau, Dr. B. Vijabhinandana

Abstract :

The study was carried out in the Thane district of Maharashtra with the objective of to study the awareness of beneficiaries on the activities of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). A total of 90 beneficiaries were selected from the 10 villages of five talukas of Thane district. The data was collected by personal interview and analysed by using suitable statistical techniques. Most of the beneficiaries had medium level of awareness followed by high and low levels of awareness on MGNREGS activities. The probable reason for low