Over all opinion and constraints of beneficiaries towards agricultural services of tribal area development programme

Abstract

The present study was undertaken with the objectives to study the opinion of beneficiaries towards agricultural services promoted under Triabl Area Development Programme and to explore the constraints faced by the beneficiaries of the TADP. The study was carried out in randomly selected 24 villages from three tribal blocks. The sample consisted of 180 beneficiaries of Agricultural services of TADP selected on the basis of random sampling method. For statistical analaysis, Mean weight and Mean Percent score were used. About the opinion of beneficiaries towards Agricultural services results found that majority of the beneficiaries (63.33 to 100%) had favourable opinion. Constraints were faced to great extent by the beneficiaries of all the services, as revealed by the MPS of the service Agriculture Implements and tools Distribution (MPS 74.77), Vegetable development (MPS 71.69), Horticulture development (MPS 66.76), Barren land Development through Jatropha Plantation (MPS 74.00), Livestock Development (77.47 MPS) and Development of whole (Agriculture) tribal villages (81.06 MPS).