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Subject: Agricultural Extension × End date: 2017 × Start date: 2010 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    A study on training needs of rural agripreneurs of Udhamsingh Nagar district of Uttarakhand
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2017-06) Sandeep Kaur; Kameswari, V.L.V.
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    Training needs of rural young girls in selected vocations in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2017-06) Sharma, Sonika; Bhardwaj, Neelam
    India has the largest youth population in the world i.e. 460 million. Out of 66 per cent of youth population in India, about 70 per cent are from rural areas (CIA World Factbook, 2012). The Ministry of Human Resource Development (1985) consider ''youth group'' in India as person within the age group of 15 to 35 years. Rural youth faces the problem of unemployment due to lack of education and skills. Among the rural youth, rural young girls constitute sizable proportion of population. Rural young girls of Uttarakhand are lagging behind to avail opportunities for higher education and better career options. This sizable population if properly channelized and guided; can become an important resource for nation building and development. Hence, training can become an important tool to develop their skills and enhancing their self confidence and self esteem. According to Chinoso (2010), vocational education is the only alternative form of education and training that can avail entrepreneurship development and career opportunities for girls. There is immense need to understand what vocations rural girl preferred for training which will lead to generate self employment and their socio-economic empowerment. Thus, this study entitled 'training need of rural young girls in selected vocations in Udham Singh Nagar District of Uttarakhand' was undertaken. This study was focussed to study the profile characteristics of rural young girls, to assess their training needs and to find out the relationship between profile characteristics and training needs of rural young girls in selected vocations. The descriptive research design was used to meet the objectives of the study. The study has been carried out in Uttarakhand. Udham Singh Nagar district was selected purposively. Gadarpur block was selected purposively considering the availability of active and functional young girls. Village Chitranjanpur No. 1, Chitranjanpur No. 2, Basantipur and Haridaspur were selected purposively. Observation and interview schedule were used for the data collection. The data collected were classified, tabulated, analysed and interpreted with the help of appropriate methods and statistical techniques. The findings of the study revealed that majority of respondents were young (22-26 years), unmarried, had education qualifications upto intermediate level and belonged to medium size nuclear family, with monthly family income which ranges between 5000-15000. Majority of the head of household of the respondents were farmers, having land holding upto five acres. Majority of the respondents had medium level of innovativeness, achievement motivation, occupational aspirations, leadership ability, cosmopoliteness, information seeking behaviour, and mass media exposure. Most of the respondents were highly interested to become entrepreneurs followed by fashion designers and teachers. They engaged themselves in household activities, reading books and magazines, television, gossiping. Television followed by radio was used mostly for entertainment and daily updates regarding jobs. Regarding vocational training needs of rural young girls in selected vocations, maximum need in Clothing and Textiles (2.70) was major area identified for training, followed by Others (Computers skills and Beautician courses, 2.66). Foods and Nutrition (2.61), Family Resource Management (2.53), and Agriculture and allied sector (1.88) were the other preferences for training. Training needs in subareas of major vocations were also calculated. Stitching under Clothing and Textiles, Computers training under others, fruit and vegetable preservation under Foods and Nutrition, Event management under Family Resource management and Nursery as well as crop management under Agriculture and allied sector were found to be areas where respondents indicated to have training. It was also found that Village was the most preferred location for receiving training with three months duration and in Kharif season. Afternoon was expressed to be suitable time and scientists were most preferred as trainers. Age, education, family size, marital status, family type, occupation of the head of households, monthly family income, size of land holding, innovativeness, leadership ability, achievement motivation, cosmopoliteness had a non-significant and positive relationship with the training needs. Occupational aspirations and mass media exposure had significant and positive relationship with the training needs of rural young girls.