Psychological behavior of peoples towards integrated watershed management programmed

Abstract

The study was carried out during 2016-17 in the Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh state. This study aims to assess information on extent of people’s participation in integrated watershed management’s programme. This study was conducted in selected 12 villages identified from 2 blocks of Mungeli district and the sample comprised of 120 farmers. The data were collected personally through pre-tested interview schedule. Collected data were tabulated and processed by using appropriate statistical tools and methods. In the study area, 69.17 per cent respondents had favorable attitude towards IWMP with medium level of economic motivation (65.83%), had medium level of decision making ability (47.5%), about 51.67 per cent had medium level of coordination ability, had medium level of trust (40.83%) and 40.83 per cent respondents had recognized by the officials.