IMPACT OF DEENDAYAL ANTYODAY YOJANA-NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOODS MISSION (DAY-NRLM) IN EMPOWERMENT OF RURAL WOMEN

SATISH KUMAR THAKUR¹*
¹Assistant State Programme Manager-IB, Chhattisgarh Gramin Aajeevika Samvardhan Samiti (CGSRLM) -“Bihan” Raipur, 492001, India
* Corresponding Author : prasantdgg@gmail.com

Received : 02-12-2018     Accepted : 27-12-2018     Published : 30-12-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 24       Pages : 7663 - 7666
Int J Agr Sci 10.24 (2018):7663-7666

Keywords : SHG, DNY-NRLM, Women, Impact
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Chhattisgarh Gramin Aajeevika Samvardhan Samiti (CGSRLM) -“Bihan” Raipur, 492001, India
Author Contribution : Sole author

Women play a vital role for families, sustaining communities and managing natural resources. The DAY-NRLM being implemented in many states of the country as a poverty alleviation programme designed to empower women for self-development so that the poor create and manage their own development opportunities. The present study was conducted in Jagdalpur of Bastar region of Chhattisgarh state. For the primary investigation total 130 respondents were selected through proportionate random sampling method. The data were collected with the help of well-structured interview schedule. The results of the study indicate that maximum number of the respondents were illiterate (31%) and 50 percent had middle age group (between 36 to 55 years). Majority of women (62%) belongs to nuclear family. Agriculture & subsidiary occupation (31%) was the major occupation of the family and 62 percent of the family belonged from low income group. The study revealed that 46 percent women families were landless. The study reported that 42 percent of the rural women had medium economic motivation and 46 percent belonged to medium mass media exposure. The study reports that 50 percent of rural women had medium extension education contact and 42 percent had medium training exposure. About 46 percent of the respondents had medium level of income generation. Age, education and caste had non-significant association and influenced in empowering the rural women, whereas annual income, occupation, economic motivation, scientific orientation and mass media exposure had significant association with income generation of rural women respectively.

1. Framework of DAY-NRLM, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.