Volume : 12, Issue : 1, JAN 2026

EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT SCHEMES ON RURAL LABOUR AND MICRO-ENTERPRISE GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM CHITTORGARH DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN

KAILASH CHANDRA KABRA, DR. DEEPIKA CHAPLOT

Abstract

In this research, we assess the impact of key government interventions, such as MGNREGA, PMEGP, and Skill India, on the micro-enterprise development opportunities available to the population, as well as the labour challenges faced, within the context of rural India. In particular, we focus on the Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan, which is largely agrarian and has a high level of informal employment. A representative sample of 385 respondents were analyzed through a cross-country descriptive research design. Policy benefits and correlates of labour productivity, stability of income, and micro-units are assessed through multiple regression and ANOVA. The survey results indicate that procedure implementation is impaired, and this is done through the lens of the integration of various socially marginalized and disadvantaged individuals. Also, the additional entrepreneurial-venture-forming training within scheme frameworks, that is, training which is paired with technology, has a disproportionately larger influence on entrepreneurial-venture-forming behavioral changes. The gaps, especially gaps that pertain to the implementation of training tools, the author provides for examination, suggesting broader and more complex policy goals that unify employment, creativity, and the sustainment of livelihood.This research is pertinent and insightful for government officials wanting to increase the focus of India's development on self-sufficiency and self-reliance.

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