Abstract :
Rural women workforce playing a catalytic role towards achievement of transformational economic, environmental and social changes required for sustainable development. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme is one such developmental cum democratic empowerment generating growth engine which is playing a significant role to meet the practical as well as strategic needs of women’s participation with its gender sensitive features. MGNREGS focus on gender equality and reducing economic dependence of women on men in rural India by means of job creation which are essential for women empowerment. Women workers participation percentage in Rajasthan always reflects booming numbers on national chart. But on the other side of coin, only increased participation is not a single element for determining their active involvement, awareness and capacity building of women workers also essential component for achieving scheme goals. An attempt was made in the study to check the awareness status of women beneficiaries of MGNREGS of selected villages of Badgaon and Girwa block of Udaipur district. This study brings a light upon awareness of women beneficiaries about provisions and entitlements of scheme. It was found that majority possessed average awareness on various parameter of scheme related information. More efforts are required for generating mass awareness in dissemination of scheme entitlements for benefitting the mass.
Keyword :
Empowerment, women participation, awareness, capacity building