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.