Impact assessment of central sector scheme “Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for in-situ Management of Crop Residue” in Haryana
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2020-09
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CCSHAU, Hisar
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The study entitled Impact assessment of central sector scheme “Promotion of agricultural mechanization for in-situ management of crop residue” in Haryana. Study was conducted in two districts – Bhiwani and Kaithal, covering two blocks of each districts and two villages from each blocks with random sample techniques with 200 respondents. All respondents were aware about the scheme, mode of payment to beneficiaries, farm machinery banks or CHC, availability of machines in CHC. Knowledge of the respondents had a positive and significant correlation with education, change proneness, risk orientation, economic motivation and mass media sources. Majority of respondents had agreed attitude on establishment of CHC in villages are highly required and equipment are in reach of small and marginal farmers and timely availability of farm implements from CHC. Attitude of the respondents had a positive and significant correlation with education and land holding and negatively significant with age and farming experience. Majority of the respondents adopted Rotavator, Zero Till Seed-cum- Fertilizer drill machine, Super Straw Management System machines. Majority of the respondents fully adopted the mechanization for CRM to partial and least adopted. Overall impact index of the scheme was 86.0 percent. Some of the respondents faced personal, social, technical, financial and production constraints in the crop residue management.