Livelihood Generation of Tribal through RKVY in Banswara District of Rajasthan
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2014
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MPUAT, Udaipur
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In order to increase the production and productivity of major crops and to accelerate the growth of agricultural and allied sectors, a special additional central assistance scheme namely Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) was launched by the Government of India. Under the programme, more emphasis was given on planning and maximizing returns to the small & marginal farmers especially in rain fed areas. Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is a State Plan Scheme of Additional Central Assistance launched in may 2007 as a part of the 11th Five Year Plan by the Government of India. Launched under the aegis of the National Development Council, it seeks to achieve 5.50 per cent annual growths in agriculture through development of agriculture and its allied sectors during the period under 12th Five Year Plan.
The scheme was launched to incentivize the States to provide additional resources in their State Plans over and above their baseline expenditure to bridge critical gaps. The RKVY covers all sectors such as crop cultivation, horticulture, animal husbandry and fisheries, dairy development, agricultural research and education, forestry and wildlife, plantation and agricultural marketing, food storage and warehousing, soil and water conservation, agricultural financial institutions, other agricultural programmes and cooperation. Limited studies have been conducted by the researchers in order to ascertain its impact on its beneficiaries. With this background, the present study entitled “Livelihood Generation of Tribal through RKVY in Banswara District of Rajasthan” was undertaken with following specific objectives:
1. To study the personal characteristics of respondents selected under study. To assess the knowledge of tribal beneficiaries about Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana.
3. To study the extent of livelihood generation among tribal beneficiaries under selected activities of RKVY.
4. To determine the extent of socio-economic change of tribal beneficiaries through RKVY.
The present investigation was conducted in Banswara district of Southern Rajasthan. Banswara and Ghatol tehsil were selected due to maximum number of tribal population in these tehsils. Ten villages were included for the investigation based on maximum number of tribal population. One hundred tribal respondents (50 beneficiaries and 50 non-beneficiaries) were selected from all selected villages (5 beneficiaries and 5 non-beneficiaries from each village) through random sampling technique.
Interview schedule was constructed for collection of data from the respondents. Relevant data were collected from the selected respondents with the help of face-to-face interview technique by researcher herself. Following are the salient findings:
1. Majority of the respondents were of middle age group. The respondents in young and old age groups were found to be 16 (16.00 %) and 30 (30.00 %) respectively. About 36.00 per cent respondents were educated up to primary level and 38.00 per cent engaged in agriculture occupation.
2. Findings indicates that majority of respondents (37.00 %) were from income group of ` 0 to 1.0 lakh per annum. Majority of respondents were member of more than one organization and majority had moderate to higher extension contact and media exposure.
3. It was found that majority of the respondents had medium level of knowledge about various aspects of RKVY, while 33.00 and 26.00 per cent respondents possessed high and poor knowledge level, respectively. It was also observed that the extent of knowledge of beneficiaries about RKVY and its different aspects was significantly higher than non-beneficiaries. The study indicates that remarkable change was reported by majority of respondents in the aspects like income generation activities increased, satisfied with profit earned from the income generation activities, food availability increased and nutritional security increased.
5. The study reveals that the majority of tribal beneficiaries reported remarkable change with regard to social aspects like experience and confidence increased due to interaction with fellow member and training received. The change to a remarkable extent was found by majority of beneficiaries with regard to economic aspects such as overall family income increased, standard of feeding and clothing improved, material possessed including household increased.
The overall conclusion was drawn from the result that impact of RKVY in livelihood generation of tribal beneficiaries was positive and significant in the study area. RKVY had been able to improve the social as well as economic conditions of tribal beneficiaries.
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Livelihood Generation of Tribal through RKVY in Banswara District of Rajasthan
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Maheshawri and Bairathi, 2014