Vol. 10, Special Issue 9 (2021)

Author(s):
Soothram Sahithya, Dr. R Neela Rani, Dr. R Geetha Reddy and Dr. S Suchiritha Devi

Abstract:
The present study was undertaken to study the demographic profile and awareness of rural women beneficiaries of selected schemes in Telangana state. A total sample of 120 rural women beneficiaries was selected through simple random sampling method. Ex-post facto research design was used for the study. The study was conducted by using a structured interview schedule. The data was analyzed using frequency and percentage. In the study, the results revealed that majority (78.33%) were belonged to 18- 35 years age group, with high school education (30.00%), most of them were housewives (57.50%), highest 44.17 per cent were with Rs. 60,000-1.5 lakhs of annual income, majority of the women were married (83.33%), most of them were with nuclear family type (68.33%), highest 74.67 per cent of the respondents were belonged to Hindu religion, more than half (58.33%) were belonged to OBC caste and highest 46.67 percent of them had one child. Level of awareness about Kalyana Lakshmi/ Shaadi Mubarak was high (100.00%), for aasara pension it was medium (80.00 %), for KCR Kit was high (96.67%) and in case of Aarogya Lakshmi it was medium (76.67%).