IMPACT OF BIOGAS ON DRUDGERY REDUCTION OF WOMEN IN RAJAPUR AREA PRATAPGARH DISTRICT IN UTTAR PRADESH

S. MISHRA¹, L. JOSHI², V.V. POTDAR³*, V. MISHRA⁴, R. JADHAV^5
1BAIF Development Research Foundation, Uruli Kanchan, Pune, 412202, Maharashtra, India
²BAIF Development Research Foundation, Uruli Kanchan, Pune, 412202, Maharashtra, India
³BAIF Development Research Foundation, Uruli Kanchan, Pune, 412202, Maharashtra, India
⁴BAIF Development Research Foundation, Uruli Kanchan, Pune, 412202, Maharashtra, India
⁵BAIF Development Research Foundation, Uruli Kanchan, Pune, 412202, Maharashtra, India
* Corresponding Author : vinod231068@gmail.com

Received : 26-07-2023     Accepted : 28-08-2023     Published : 30-08-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 8       Pages : 12602 - 12605
Int J Agr Sci 15.8 (2023):12602-12605

Keywords : Biogas, Rural, Women, Drudgery, Community
Academic Editor : Megha Agarwal, Dr Hemangi Mehta, Dr Vijaya Lakshmi V, Kamini Bisht
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to BAIF Development Research Foundation, Urulikanchan, Pune, 412202, Maharashtra, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Biogas is a form of clean cooking mechanism. Being an established and extensively employed global energy source, it has gained popularity on a global scale. To understand its impact on drudgery reduction of women in rural settings, this study was conducted as the title of “Impact of Biogas on Drudgery Reduction on women in Rajapur area of Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh. The research taken was based on primary source of data. The research findings highlighted the significant pertinence of biogas within rural, agriculture-centric communities. From the viewpoint of women, biogas was recognized to save time and resources, improve health and sanitation conditions, facilitate effortless and sustainable operation, and offer cost-effectiveness coupled with minimal maintenance requirements. The integration of biogas technology notably contributed to alleviating the demanding and unending household tasks that women typically shoulder, thereby easing their burden. Notably, the utilization of biogas plants played a pivotal role in relieving women from their ceaseless household activities and enabling a more balanced lifestyle. The respondents confirmed that biogas is their true friend due to its help to save time, to reduce work-load, to maintain health, and to make a job convenient so Biogas use can helpful to reduce drudgery of women

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