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Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda

Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda has been established as a full-fledged State University, having unique honour of being the “First Agricultural University of Bundelkhand Region”. The University was notified vide Government Order No. 301/79-V-1-10-1 (Ka) 27-2009 Lucknow and established on 2nd March 2010 under Uttar Pradesh Agriculture University Act (Sanshodhan) 1958 Gazette-Adhiniyam 2010. Initially it was named as “Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda”, which was changed as “Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda” vide Uttar Pradesh Agriculture University Act (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 2014, No. 1528(2)/LXXIX-V-1-14-1(Ka)-13-2014 dated 4th December 2014. The University has been established for the development of the agriculture and allied sectors in the Uttar Pradesh on the whole and Bundelkhand region in particular. It is committed to serve the Bundelkhand region with trinity concept, i.e. complete integration of teaching, research and extension for the development of agriculture and allied sectors in order to ensure food security and enhance socio-economic status of inhabitants. State Government of Uttar Pradesh has assigned the University with the responsibilities of (a) human resource generation and development, (b) generation and perfection of technologies, and (c) their dissemination to the farmers, orchardists and dairy farmers in the Chitrakoot Dham and Jhansi divisions. The Chirtrkoot Dham Division consists of four districts, namely Banda, Chitrakoot (Karvi), Mahoba and Hamirpur whereas Jhansi Division consists of Jhansi, Lalitpur and Jalaun (Orai) districts.

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Subject: Agricultural Extension × Author: Gupta, Pawan Kumar × Start date: 2022 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    A study of Job Performance, Job Satisfaction and Job Competence of Extension Personnel in Bundelkhand Region
    (Banda University of Agriculture & Technology Banda-210001, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2022-09-06) Gupta, Pawan Kumar; Mishra, Dheeraj
    Agricultural extension services and extension personnel must be able and willing to work with farmers to transform the agriculture sector positively and sustainably. But played an immense role was not only depends on number of extension workers rather on their performance, satisfaction and competence level towards job and other profile characteristics of extension personnel. The present study was conducted to assess the job performance, job satisfaction, and job competence level of extension personnel in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. The research was framed with Descriptive research design. The study was carried out in three district randomly selected from the Bundelkhand region of U.P. Due to busy schedule of extension personnel and availability of limited resources, total 114 respondents give to response. A semi structured interview schedule was administrated for data collection through personal interview method. Further, the data was analyzed by using appropriate statistical methods. It was observed that the majority of extension personnel were male, middle aged, possessed M.sc. (Ag) level of education and having joint family. Majority of respondents had medium service experience, mass media exposure. The average salary per month was found as ₨. 33,035.00/- and most of the respondents not involved any secondary occupation. The study reveals that the perceived workload of extension personnel very high with medium achievement motivation while attitude towards job and organizational climate were found on favourable. Majority of extension personnel exhibited medium level work environment, interpersonal contact, job involvement and moderately favourable of attitude towards farmers. Research findings show that five determinants identified for measuring the job performance, job satisfaction and seven determinate identified for job competence. Results of statistical testing of SEM show that job competence directly had a positive and significant effect on job performance. The majority of extension personnel having medium level of job performance, job satisfaction and job competence. According to the findings, one of the most essential aspects for increasing job performance and job satisfaction is imparting training and developing knowledge/practices for improving job competence of extension personnel. It shows that there is a need to improve the working environment and organizational climate through inclusion of suitable and efficient HRD practices. This would certainly improve the effectiveness of extension and advisory services in the region.