Integrated rural development programme: An awareness study

Abstract

The study on awareness about IRDP revealed maximum awareness in the marginal farmers. Others like agricultural labourers, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes had either very low or medium awareness only. The awareness about the benefits of the programme was very low for majority of the beneficiaries under the study. None had the correct knowledge on the various implementing agencies of the programme. This was very marked in the socially and educationally backward beneficiaries.