Capacity building in managerial ability and self concept of youth SHGS: an experimental development on Pantnagar university campus, Udham Singh Nagar
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2006-06
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand)
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The youth constitutes largest population in India and are potential human resources with abundant energy and enthusiasm. Youth, a stage which bridges the transition between adolescence and adult and is the most appropriate section of the society to participate in development activities. The future of the country lies in the hands of their youth. SHGs can be promising tool in capacity building of rural poor. So the study on Capacity Building in Managerial Ability and Self Concept of Youth SHGs: An Experimental Development on Pantnagar University Campus, Udham Singh Nagar was carried out.
The sample size of 30 members was taken from three SHGs (each group having 10 members). The result indicated that training programmes directly or indirectly has positive effect on self concept and capacity building of poor. Managerial skills related to entrepreneurial activities have positive effect on capacity building and self concept. After receiving training most respondents realized their potentials, skills and abilities and the scores on their self concept were increased. As youth self employment has been become the foremost need of all developing countries. The present study has its implication in term of suggestions that youth should be given trainings for their capacity building and guided in the right direction through government and nongovernmental efforts.
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