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Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa

In the imperial Gazetteer of India 1878, Pusa was recorded as a government estate of about 1350 acres in Darbhanba. It was acquired by East India Company for running a stud farm to supply better breed of horses mainly for the army. Frequent incidence of glanders disease (swelling of glands), mostly affecting the valuable imported bloodstock made the civil veterinary department to shift the entire stock out of Pusa. A British tobacco concern Beg Sutherland & co. got the estate on lease but it also left in 1897 abandoning the government estate of Pusa. Lord Mayo, The Viceroy and Governor General, had been repeatedly trying to get through his proposal for setting up a directorate general of Agriculture that would take care of the soil and its productivity, formulate newer techniques of cultivation, improve the quality of seeds and livestock and also arrange for imparting agricultural education. The government of India had invited a British expert. Dr. J. A. Voelcker who had submitted as report on the development of Indian agriculture. As a follow-up action, three experts in different fields were appointed for the first time during 1885 to 1895 namely, agricultural chemist (Dr. J. W. Leafer), cryptogamic botanist (Dr. R. A. Butler) and entomologist (Dr. H. Maxwell Lefroy) with headquarters at Dehradun (U.P.) in the forest Research Institute complex. Surprisingly, until now Pusa, which was destined to become the centre of agricultural revolution in the country, was lying as before an abandoned government estate. In 1898. Lord Curzon took over as the viceroy. A widely traveled person and an administrator, he salvaged out the earlier proposal and got London’s approval for the appointment of the inspector General of Agriculture to which the first incumbent Mr. J. Mollison (Dy. Director of Agriculture, Bombay) joined in 1901 with headquarters at Nagpur The then government of Bengal had mooted in 1902 a proposal to the centre for setting up a model cattle farm for improving the dilapidated condition of the livestock at Pusa estate where plenty of land, water and feed would be available, and with Mr. Mollison’s support this was accepted in principle. Around Pusa, there were many British planters and also an indigo research centre Dalsing Sarai (near Pusa). Mr. Mollison’s visits to this mini British kingdom and his strong recommendations. In favour of Pusa as the most ideal place for the Bengal government project obviously caught the attention for the viceroy.

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Subject: Family Resource Management × Author: Bee, Rubeena × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2010 ×
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    Online shopping behaviour of girl students: a study of RPCAU, Pusa
    (Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar), 2019) Bee, Rubeena; Bala, Shivani
    The study was conducted in Samastipur district of Bihar. Due to the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University situated in Pusa block. For the purpose of the study, the sample size 60 (30 Graduation & 30 Post-graduation) were selected purposively. To study the socio economic profile of the girl students, shopping behavior, risk factor and enhancing online shopping by the respondents. The independents variables included Personal and Demographic factor, shopping behavior and risk factor were taken as dependent variables. Data were collected with the help of a structured interview schedule. Appropriate statistical tests applied were percentage; frequencies, ranking and coefficient of correlation were computed. Background profile of the respondents showed that majority of the graduation 56.7 percent were belong to 18-20 year age but post-graduation respondents 70 percent were belong to 24-26 year age. Surprisingly it was found that all the graduation & post-graduation respondents were unmarried. Graduation respondents 36.7 percent were belong to other backward caste category, whereas 40 percent post-graduation respondents were fall in general and other backward caste. The study reveals that, maximum (66.7%) respondents belonged to nuclear family but (70%) post-graduation respondent belongs to nuclear family. This may be due to people want to leave only with their children not with their parents or grandparents. Online shopping is the most recent phenomenon in the Indian online space. Graduation and post-graduation student all ages visit the e-commerce websites regularly and buy the necessary of life. A preference measurement check was made to know the perception of consumer regarding the top e-commerce sites. Mostly respondents preferred Amazon, flip kart, Myntra, Snap deal and club factory.Com offering best price, good products and completely hassle-free shopping experience for our customers. The measure reason behind their perception was based on various discounts, easy payment facilities easy return facility, timely and express delivery. The study revealed that, majority of the respondents factor affecting online shopping behavior were superior selection time saving, convenience, product quality, products price and accessibility „shop anywhere and anytime‟. Are the main specific factors influence customer attitudes on online shopping. The technology oriented factors, „guaranteed quality‟ „cash on delivery‟ and discount in online shopping. On an average, majority of the respondents between below Rs.500 - 1500 were spending on purchasing product per month on shopping. Some of the graduation and post-graduation student purchasing product clothes, cosmetic product, books, foot ware and mobile purchased by online. This is due to girls and women are mostly tempted by sale, festive season, discount and offers like buy one get one free products. The variables viz., age & internet using behavior were found to be positive and significant correlated with online shopping behavior, source of income of respondents and computer literacy was positive significant correlated. Regarding post-graduation respondents possession of electronic device and internet using behavior was found to be positive and significant, source of income of respondents negative and significant. Variables viz. possession of electronic device and family type were significant and negative correlated with risk factor. In case of post-graduation respondents caste found to positive and significant correlated with the risk factors Computer literacy was found to be negatively significant with risk factor. Variables like Family size, internet using behavior and possession of electronic device were found to be but negative and significant.