The admission committee is constituted of staff members who guide and counsel the students regarding admission process. It comprises of Principal, HODs, NSS and NCC officers, Physical Education Director and other faculty members. Through this process a strong message to the public and parents is conveyed as regard to discipline and policies of the institution.

We ensure wide publicity to the admission process through:

• College prospectus
• Institutional website
• Advertisement in Regional Newspapers
• Local cable network
• Banners and posters wherever necessary
• College miscellany: "Saugandhi"
• Parents and alumni meetings
• Personal counseling by faculty, student welfare officer and support staff.

We follow the rules and regulations of Rani Channamma University, Belagavi and Government of Karnataka for enrolment of students. Due consideration is given to reservation and rooster regulations of the State Government with respect to admission of SC/ST, OBC, physically challenged and other general category students. We never reject the admission to students except on technical grounds. By giving admission to all categories of students, we ensure a greater degree of transparency in the admission process and also to due representation of all sections of the society, especially disadvantaged ones in our student community.

The admission process begins with the distribution of application forms after the declaration of PUC 2nd year results. The merit list is prepared and displayed on the notice board followed by admission.

Minimum percentage of marks to be eligible for admission at entry level is 35% and maximum 100% for UG program as per University norms.

Further, the following steps are also undertaken:

• Prospectus is issued along with the admission form.
• PUC II marks cards are collected along with the applications.
• The list of the students seeking admission is displayed on the notice board.

Ours' is a see through, honest and rules and regulation complaint admission process with a tilt towards disadvantaged and girl students.

The admission is based on the merits and on the policy of ‘First Come First Serve’. The students seeking admission have to present themselves before the admission committee on the prescribed dates for verification of documents needed to be submitted to college for admission. The committee councils them regarding choice of subject combinations and medium of instructions.

EXECUTIVE SUMMURY OF "IMPACT OF MNREGS ON THE EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AND POVERTY ALLIEVIATION"- A CASE STUDY OF BELAGAVI DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA STATE

Rural areas are still weighed down by problems of hunger, illiteracy, unemployment and lack of basic infrastructure like schools, colleges, hospitals and sanitation etc. This has led to youth moving out of villages to work in cities. Basically we need to give them self-employment, so that they want to stay in villages instead of migrating to cities. Based on this background, this study is conceptualized with the following objectives.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

• To study the progress achieved under MGNREGA in Belagavi district.
• To examine the employment generated by MGNREGP in the study area.
• To study the impact of the programme on the poverty alleviation.
• To suggest suitable policy measures for proper implementation of this programme.

HYPOTHESES

The following hypotheses have been assumed for testing their validity in the wake of research findings.

• More employment opportunities for rural people help to make direct attack on the rural poverty.
• The MGNREGA minimizes the extent of migration of the rural people by providing employment opportunities in their respective places.

MAJOR FINDINGS

• mall farmers are more willing and able to devote a part of their land to land development works such as farm ponds and wells, while marginal farmers opt for land development works such as; leveling, bunds and so on. It reflects that small farmers are perhaps more aware of the possibilities of leveraging government programmes to make investments on their private land.
• The study reveals that the majority of the reserved categories are getting job guaranteed benefit under this MGNREGA scheme. The respondents belonging to SC/ST have got highest benefits of the scheme compared to OBC and other categories i.e., 52.5% SC/ST, 40% OBC and 7.5% general category. The reserved categories are in dire need of employment for supporting their families.
• The survey shows that 56% of the villagers are very much illiterate, whereas, the respondents with the primary and high school education constitute only a little over 40% and 4%. The illiterates could get 100 days of jobs assignments under this scheme, in the study area. Most of the villagers who qualified with minimum schooling i.e., X-standard, they can continue their education or they can get job of skilled in other areas.
• The study has focused that 65% of landless agricultural labourers and 29% of the sample respondents are marginal farmers and 6% from small farmers. From this analysis, we found that most of the respondents are from landless agricultural labourers who are working in the programme in the study area. This scheme certainly benefitted to these groups of villagers. About 29% of respondents are having minimum agricultural land i.e., less than 2.5 acres, they have marginally utilized the scheme and occasionally 6% of the respondents who are small farmers having more 2.5 acres of agricultural land, have worked and availed the benefits. The large farmers with large size of lands have not shown their interest to work under MGNREGA.
• The study has found that 80% of the respondents are in the below poverty line and 15% of the respondents are above poverty line and 5% of the respondents do not have any cards. The distribution of ration cards below poverty line equaled 80%. This gives the clear picture of the poverty level prevailing in the study area. The institution rate and poverty level pose a constraints on the lives of the villagers. They need for the MGNREGA programme in the study area.
• The study highlighted that 66% of the total respondents worked under this programme constitutes the men group. And 34% of the female group availed this opportunity. Though participation of men group are more in the work field, the daily wage rate remains the same irrespective of the gender under this scheme. The female groups hesitate to work under the scheme and as they are much interested in the agricultural fields.
• Majority of the respondents could able to get the updated information of MGNREGA through electronic media like; TV, Radio, Banners, etc,. About 30% of them got the information from the media as communication has become most vital in the present scenario. 21% of the respondents could able to know all the provisions and scope of job guarantee under MGNREGA. About 22% of the villagers could able to get the information through their friends, family members and neighbours. The rest of the villagers i.e., 7.5% got the information through NGO, social workers, organizations, etc.
• The study reveals that 53% of the respondents utilize the wage guarantee scheme which will help them to get some financial stability during the off season. These are the groups belonging to agricultural background. They maintain their agricultural land and rest of the hours, they would like to join the scheme which is easily extended to the village level. Other groups like; old age, availing government benefits, inadequate income groups marginally utilized the scheme. About 5% of the respondents have joined the scheme as it is very much unskilled work and they will work in this scheme just because this task is very easy to carry out.
• The study tells us that, majority of the respondents availed the provisions available in their respective villages. Majority of the household members are dependents on only one person’s earning. This scheme has become a boon to 80% of the respondents in whose household only one person is working with large member of family members depends on them. Comparatively only 16% of the respondents do join the scheme where, more than 2 family members are in the work force. Only 4% of the respondents have taken up this scheme wherein, more than 2 members are in work force to support the family.
• The scheme provides the minimum of 100 days work for all the households who are voluntarily willing to carryout unskilled work. The study reveals that 20 percent of respondents have got 100 days of employment and 57.5% of the respondents got work above 50 days and 15% of the respondents worked less than 50 days and the rest of the 7.5% of the respondents are unaware of the days that they have worked for. This indicates that the 7.5% of the respondents are very much illiterates. However, in the study area, the majority of respondents had worked much less than 100 days during the research period.
• The study has found that 55% of the respondents have undertaken the task of rural connectivity and sanitation i.e., construction of link roads, rural sanitation, construction of drainage, toilet systems, etc,. 26% of the respondents have been entrusted to work for land development like; leveling of the land, bunding, fencing, etc,. And 12% of the villagers who are in the scheme, worked for water conservation like; minor irrigation works, saplings, canals repairs, etc. 7% of the respondents involved in the construction of ponds, wells for irrigation purpose. Study reveals that the majority of the work allotment given to the respondents is on rural connectivity and sanitation. This is the main focus of the Central Government – "Each household should have separate toilet system".
• The study clearly observed that most of the respondents 67% of the villagers are earning less than Rs.5000/- which shows the very low income before joining to MGNREGA work and 24% of the respondents earning more than Rs.5001 to 8000/- of yearly income. About 8.5% respondents earning was more than Rs.8001 to Rs.12000/- of yearly income. The low income group of the respondents have availed the benefits of the scheme i.e., 67%.
• The study reveals that 57% of the respondents, yearly income accounted for Rs.8001 to Rs.12000/- after they joined to MGNREGA. And 13% of the respondents who are having income range between Rs.12001 to Rs.20000/- has got under this scheme. Majority of the respondents have availed the benefits of the scheme. Their economic conditions are improved to greater extent. This legally guaranteed wage employment programme has helped the villagers to improve their economic conditions.
• The study reveals that the wage rate differences are existed in the study area. The wages of the previous occupation of Karikatti and Teggihal Panchayat was Rs.90/- and Rs.200/- respectively. As the Teggihal Panchayat comes under irrigation zone, the people could get higher wages nearly Rs.200/-, whereas, Karikatti which fall under dry land, villagers would get only less wages compared to Teggihal Panchayat. But, the wage under MGNREGA was Rs.155/- during 2012-13. The people under dry land zone are in need of jobs.
• It is observed from the study, that 24 persons are migrated from Karikatti village which falls under dry land zone, whereas, 11 persons migrated to other places from Teggihal village which comes under irrigated zone. The respondents in the Teggihal village are more engaged in their own irrigated lands. Similarly, Karikatti village has less scope for getting job in their own place, hence, they prefer to more from place to place, village to district and also if need to neighbouring States. About 51% of the villagers have migrated to other neighbouring States in search of jobs i.e., Maharashtra and Goa. 32% of the migrants move to other districts of the State i.e., Belagavi, Davanagere, Bangaluru, Hubli, Dharwad, etc,. Villagers are also moving to neighbouring villages for getting financial support. This scheme has helped to reduce the migration in the study area.
• The study also shows that the status of migration in the study area after implementing the scheme. About 12% of the villagers have moved from one place to other places in search of jobs. Whereas, 9% of the Teggihal villagers have moved to their places. Teggihal Panchayat is of irrigated land. Hence, the percentage of migrants is very less. Majority of them prefer to stay in their own places and they have got ample opportunity for jobs in their irrigated land.
• The study has found that the payment of low wages under MGNREGA work which can be compared to other works like construction of work. Majority of the respondents expressed their dissatisfaction about low wage rate i.e., 155. And they are worried about poor working condition, no drinking water, no first aid box at the work and no shed for rest, etc,.
• The study clearly indicates that due to poverty and unavailable of the jobs in the residing places increased the unemployment ratio i.e., 62% of poverty and 25% of unemployment among the respondents moved from place to places. So that, they could get better jobs and scope. The main reasons for the migration are more poverty and unemployment of the respondents.
• The study tells us that against job cards issued, only 59% households demanded for employment scheme. Of which, among 59% of households, the programme has provided about 95% employment to households of Karikatti village and Teggihal being irrigated land, only 9.20% have demanded employment under the scheme. The scheme has provided the employment opportunities to all ranging to 97% of the households who demanded for the employment.

In the other caste criteria, 98% of the respondents of Karikatti village have got benefits of this scheme. Whereas, 74% of other castes benefitted from the scheme. Among all the beneficiaries about 40 – 45% of the villagers benefitted are from women folk only.

• The study reflects that cumulative number of households who have completed 100 days of employment in Karikatti on comparison with Teggihal. In Karikatti, 179 households have completed 100 days of employment. Karikatti is a lack of irrigation, unemployment, poverty which have caused more respondents for the scheme. In Teggihal Panchayat, nobody has completed 100 days of workforce under this scheme. But only two disabled respondents availed the benefits.
• The study reveals that the aspirants of this scheme are from the age group of 18-25 years ranging to 74% of the total respondents. 15% of the respondents between the age group of 26-50 years got the employments and 11% of the villagers between the age of 50 and above availed the benefits. The aged people will loose their interest to take any task or job assignments as the physical condition at this age cannot support to work heavily.

SUGGESTIONS

On the basis of observations made by the researchers in the study area, some suggestions are placed to implement the scheme successfully.

• The MGNREGA has not been successful in providing stipulated 100 days employment to all the registered persons. Many reasons are responsible for it such as; lack of funds, money not being provided from the Central authorities on time, provision of funds for a few months, etc,. The results of the household survey clearly indicate that unless participants are given work for the stipulated 100 days, MGNREGA shall not be able to make any significant dent on the rural poverty and would fail in its basic objective. Therefore, provision of 100 days employment to all the participants should be made mandatory and strict action should be taken against the panchayats which will fail in fulfilling this target. The issue of timely provision of money to the Panchayats should be looked into so that MGNREGA work does not suffer.
• Intensive publicity campaign to build awareness of communities on their rights and entitlements is needed. The NGO network associated with the social audit can be very effectively used for this purpose.
• The Panchayats are ordained to pay at least equal to the minimum wage determined for the State during a particular period. The actual wage paid under MGNREGA is much lower than that of other wage rates. All of them opined that minimum stipulated wage rate should be ensured for all participants.
• There should be frequent audit of accounts and registers of MGNREGA by the District / State audit agencies.
• The transparency in maintaining accounts is crucial now-a-days. The social audit should be institutionalized as a regular activity.
• Payment of wages through bank, post offices should be very carefully planned, implemented and monitored.
• There is a need of strengthening the Panchayat Raj System. The village administration should be brought down to taluka level so that all the development programmes under MGNREGA can reach the villages situated at a distance from development block.
• The Gram Sabha should be made more participatory and strengthened to take up social auditing.
• The respondents have a suggestion to increase the employment of 100 days to 200 days in a year.
• The wage rate should be increased from 155 to 250 per day in order to avail better basic amenities.
• In some remote villages, the villagers do not have the knowledge about the benefits of MGNREGA so that the officials should take more interest to make them aware about the programme.
• Any kind of political intervention should be stopped. During khariff crop season, employment is not as acute as is other season. The village people have a suggestion to start the MGNREGA programme during lean season of employment.
• The creation of development asset, more emphasis on drainage system should be undertaken by the authorities of Panchayats.
• The benefits of works on individual land should be extended to all other farmers.
• Proper punishment system should be made against unscrupulous officials, who are found guilty of indulging in corruption and other untoward activities.
• The provision of food grains at the work place and easy institutional credit should be made to the beneficiaries of the scheme.
• A Programme Officer should be appointed at the Block level with necessary support staff for facilitating implementation at the Block level.
• The scheme has to a large extent to reach to the poor and needy.
• A State level autonomous body should be set up to implement the scheme.

CONCLUSION

MGNREGA has made tangible impact on socio-economic conditions creating employment and become a source of income for the sustainable development of the people especially in backward and drought prone area. Majority of the beneficiaries opined that corruption at different levels of the governmental machinery, delay in wage payments, irregular visit of the authorities, improper maintenance of the muster rolls, interference of the political people are the problems pulling down the effective functioning and implementation of the programme. It is suggested that policy makers should take concrete steps on the said above problems so as to realize the benefits of the programme and to minimize the migration from the rural areas.