IMPACT OF SELECTED NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION ON RURAL WOMEN

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2001
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University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad
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"The present study was conducted to know the awareness, opinion, participation and adoption levels of respondents towards the selected NGO (SAI), operating in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. The information from 150 beneficiaries and 50 non-beneficiaries was collected during 2000-2001. The major findings were majority (58.66%) of beneficiaries were of young age group, most (73.34%) of them were illiterates, about 57.34 per cent of them belonged to joint family. Major occupation of 67.34 per cent of beneficiaries was agricultural and 32.66 per cent of them were land less. Majority (71.34%) of the beneficiaries had medium level of extension contact, about 82.56 per cent of beneficiaries had medium level of extension participation and about 44 per cent of them had medium level of mass media participation. Majority (62.56%) of beneficiaries and (54.00%) non-beneficiaries had medium level of awareness about SAL Majority (48.56%) of beneficiaries and (58.00%) non-beneficiaries exhibited favourable opinion towards SAI. Majority (74.50%) of beneficiaries had medium level of participation in the activities of NGO. M (74.50%) had medium level of adoption. The selected independent variables like education, extension contact and extension participation had positive and significant relationship with awareness level of beneficiaries. Independent variables namely extension participation had negative and significant relationship with opinion level of beneficiaries, whereas mass media participation had positive and significant relationship with the opinion level of nonbeneficiaries. Independent variables namely age had negative and significant relationship with participation level of beneficiaries, whereas education and extension contact had positive and significant relationship with adoption level of beneficiaries. The major problems encountered by the beneficiaries were repayment of loan (73.33'M)) and lack of adequate training facilities (60.00%). Major suggestions made by the beneficiaries were to increase the loan amount (80.00'K)) and training in dirfcrcnl income generation activilics (53.33%)."
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