Knowledge level of grass root level extension worker

Abstract

Government of Bihar under Rastriye Krishi Vikas Yojna appointed Subject Matter Specialist in the year 2008-09 and Kisan Salahkar in 38 districts of state in 2009-10 to excel the agricultural developmental programmes in the state. During the study, 20 Agricultural Coordinator along with 55 Kisan Salahkar from the district of Samastipur were served as the sample. In the study, knowledge was operationalized as quantum of information possessed by the extension personnel related with agriculture production technology as well as professional competence in their assigned responsibilities. The data were collected with the help of structured schedule incorporated the different activities of agriculture along with the actual knowledge related with different crops. The results demonstrated that the majority of Agriculture Coordinator and about 50 percent of Kisan Salahkar were found trained but knowledge level was found low for both the group which highlighted the several implication of organization of different training programmes.