Assessment of access of the public utilities amongst the villages surveyed under Unnath Bharath Abhiyan mission in the Manachanallur taluk of Trichy district in Tamil Nadu, India

Karthikeyan Swaminathan; T. Palanivel Rajan; Deodatt Madhav Suryawanshi

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20242892

Authors

Karthikeyan Swaminathan Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India
T. Palanivel Rajan Department of Community Medicine, Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Irungalur, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
Deodatt Madhav Suryawanshi Department of Community Medicine, Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Irungalur, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20242892

Keywords:

MGNREGA, Old age pension, SHG, UBA

Abstract

Aim of the study was to identify the deficits in the access and utilization of the common public utilities in the villages under Unnath Bharath mission (UBA), India. The initiatives that require some attention and could help improvise the current existing livelihoods in the Indian villages. Descriptive cross-sectional study-cross sectional survey analysis under the five following villages Kovathakudi, Ootathur, Thirumanamedu (west), Thirumanamedu (East) and Thirumangalam of the Manachanallur taluk, Tiruchirapalli district in Tamilnadu that were selected for the UBA study using semi-structured semi-tested questionnaire by doing the door to door survey. In 94% of the surveyed study participants, did not receive any form of pension. 126 (22.7%) study participants of the villages surveyed under the UBA had Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee act (MGNREGA) job cards. Nearly 590 (51.75%) individuals had some knowledge with regard to the usage of computers. Around 504 (94%) individuals had knowledge regarding self help groups (SHG). Need for attention for initiatives to further improvise the pension scheme, MGNREGA cards, SHG and computer literacy amongst the surveyed population under the Unnath Bharath mission.

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